Original: Thanks to Canadian anatomist Davidson Black 's (/O1921/O) initial description of a lower molar , which was dubbed Sinanthropus pekinensisfrom sino - , a combining form of the Greek , '' China '' , and the Latinate pekinensis , '' of Peking '' , however , most of the early and spectacular discoveries of this taxon took place at Zhoukoudian in China .
Simplified: But thanks to Canadian anatomist Davidson Blacks (/O1921/O) initial description of a lower molar , which was dubbed Sinanthropus pekinensis , most of the early and spectacular discoveries of this taxon took place at Zhoukoudian in China .