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Approximate age:775,000 years old=average of minimum (0.55 Ma) and maximum (1 Ma)
Date based on: ESR and Paleomag. See map of sites with similar ages
Dating reference: Zhu, R., An, Z., Potts, R., & Hoffman, K. A. (2003). Magnetostratigraphic dating of early humans in China. Earth Science Reviews, 61(3-4), 341-359.
Chen, T. M., Yang, Q., Hu, Y. Q., Bao, W. B., & Li, T. Y. (1997). ESR dating of tooth enamel from Yunxian Homo erectus site, China. Quaternary Science Reviews, 16(3-5), 455-458.
Hominids: Homo erectus
Archaeology:
Important specimens: cranium
Notes: Note disagreement between paleomag and ESR dates for this site. Paleomag is reversed.
Location: Yunxian site, Hubei province, China
Map location/coordinates reference: Based on description of site in Tianyuan, L., & Etler, D. A. (1992). New middle Pleistocene hominid crania from Yunxian in China. Nature, 357(6377), 404-407.
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