Dali Man

The Dali Man () is a fossil skull of an extinct human relative that was found in China in 1978. 

Scientists do not agree about where the Dali Man fits in the human genus, Homo. One theory says that it was a later member of Homo erectus. Others say it was an early modern human, or a part of its own species, Homo daliensis. 

Scientists also debate how old the Dali Man is.

 Taxonomy 
The skull has a large brow-ridge that curves over each eye, unlike the straight brow-ridges of the Peking Man. During fossilization the upper jaw was damaged and dislocated upwards, making the face look shorter then expected.Wu R. (1988): The reconstruction of the fossil human skull from Jinniushan, Yinkou, Liaoning Province and its main features. Acta Anthropologica Sinica no 7: pp 97–101.

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Category:Hominins