Homo heidelbergensis
extinct species of the genus Homo
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Summary
Homo heidelbergensis is a fossil taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.31% of fossil taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,148 views/month, #30 of 9,701).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- Named after: Heidelberg[4]
- Parent taxon: Homo[5]
- Location of discovery: Mauer[6]
- Taxon name: Homo heidelbergensis[7]
- Subclass of: organism[8]
- Commons category: Homo heidelbergensis[9]
- Start time: -600000-00-00T00:00:00Z[10]
- End time: -200000-00-00T00:00:00Z[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Homo heidelbergensis[12]
- Described by source: The Encyclopedia Americana[13], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14]
- Short name: H. heidelbergensis[15]
- Taxon common name: Χαϊδελβέργειος άνθρωπος[16], heidelberg man[17], Heidelbergi inimene[18], הומו היידלברגנסיס[19], Heidelberg insanı[20], 海德堡人[21], heidelberški človek[22]
- Time period: Chibanian[23]
- Model item: Mauer 1[24]
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Identifiers
Homo heidelbergensis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1425170[25]. Homo heidelbergensis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4454115[26]. Homo heidelbergensis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4827561[27].
Why It Matters
Homo heidelbergensis has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]