Homo gautengensis

species of mammal
Taxon fossil_taxon Q1144670
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Summary

Homo gautengensis is a fossil taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of fossil taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (553 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Parent taxon: Homo[4]
  • Taxon name: Homo gautengensis[5]
  • Commons category: Homo gautengensis[6]
  • Taxonomic type: STW 53[7]
  • Start time: -1900000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8]
  • End time: -600000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9]
  • Short name: H. gautengensis[10]
  • Time period: Pleistocene[11]
  • Taxon author citation: Curnoe, 2010[12]

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Identifiers

Homo gautengensis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 11133257[13].

Why It Matters

Homo gautengensis has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . A review of early Homo in southern Africa focusing on cranial, mandibular and dental remains, with the description of a new species (Homo gautengensis sp. nov.). wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20h ago · Rebot bot · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Time period → Pleistocene
    Instance of → fossil taxon
    Parent taxon → Homo
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Taxon author citation: Curnoe, 2010, Bot: importing authority taxon citation from Catalan Wikipedia"
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