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''Meganthropus'' is a name commonly given to several large jaw and skull fragments found at the Sangiran site near Surakarta in Central Java, Indonesia. The original scientific name was ''Meganthropus palaeojavanicus'', and while it is commonly considered invalid today, the genus name has survived as something of an informal nickname for the fossils. As of 2005, the taxonomy and phylogeny for the specimens are still uncertain, although most paleoanthropologists consider them related to ''Homo erectus'' in some way. However, the names ''Homo palaeojavanicus'' and even ''Australopithecus palaeojavanicus'' are sometimes used as well, indicating the classification uncertainty. Of particular interest is that the finds were sometimes regarded as those of giants, although that is unsubstantiated. After the discovery of a robust skull in Swartkrans in 1948 (SK48), the name ''Meganthropus africanus'' was briefly applied. However, that specimen is now formally known as ''Paranthropus robustus'' and the earlier name is a junior synonym. Some of these finds were accompanied by evidence of tool use similar to that of ''Homo erectus''. This is the reason ''Meganthropus'' is often linked with that species as ''H. e. palaeojavanicus''. == Fossil finds == The number of fossil finds has been relatively small, and it is a distinct possibility that they are a paraphyletic assemblage. Due to this, they will be discussed in detail separately. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Meganthropus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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