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Historical Bibliography Updated: August 31, 2022

Der Unterkiefer des Homo heidelbergensis aus den Sanden von Mauer bei Heidelberg. Ein Beitrag zur Paläontologie des Menschens.

Publication Details

Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, 1908 CE.

First report on the Mauer jaw discovered by Schoetensack in a sandpit or quarry in the environs of Heidelberg. This was the first fossil specimen unearthed of an extinct hominin species which Schoetensack named Homo heidelbergensis.

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Entry Number#7253
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/9422
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External URLder-unterkiefer-des-homo-heidelbergensis-aus-den-sanden-von-mauer-bei-heidelberg-ein-beitrag-zur-palontologie-des-menschens

Geographic Context

Publication place: Leipzig

Mentioned in annotation: Heidelberg