The scientific name `` Pithecanthropus rudolfensis '' was proposed in 1978 by V. P. Alekseyev who later ( 1986 ) changed it to `` Homo rudolfensis '' for the specimen Skull 1470 ( KNM ER 1470 ) .
The scientific name `` Homo rudolfensis '' was proposed in 1986 by V. P. Alexeev for the specimen Skull 1470 ( KNM ER 1470 ) .