1) Genus sinanthropus 2) Hominid 
Sinanthropus (from Sino-, `China`, and anthro-, `man`) is an obsolete genus of hominids in the scientific classification system. It originated when an early fossil molar of Peking man was assigned the classification Sinanthropus pekinensis by Davidson Black late in 1927. Following the discovery of specimens of Lantian Man starting in 1963, tha...
genus formerly assigned to Peking man (q.v.) and Lantian man (q.v.), both now classified as Homo erectus.
[n] - genus to which Peking man was formerly assigned
Sinanthropus An obsolete name for a variety of Homo erectus found at Zhoukoudian cave (Choukoutien), southwest of Beijing (Peking). The braincase was thick, with a massive basal and occipital torus structure and heavy browridges. The remains of over 40 fossil humans were found there. These Chou-k'ou-tien fossils are dated to the Middle Pleistocene,...
genus Sinanthropus noun genus to which Peking man was formerly assigned