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{{Short description|Swedish paleontologist (1898–1990)}}
{{Short description|Swedish paleontologist (1898–1990)}}
Dr. '''Anders Birger Bohlin''' (26 March 1898 &ndash; 28 November 1990) was a [[Swedes|Swedish]] [[palaeontologist]]. As well as his work on [[dinosaur]]s and prehistoric [[mammal]]s, Bohlin was part of the group that established the existence of [[Peking Man]] ''(Sinanthropus pekinensis)''.<ref name="ShipmanWalker">{{cite book |last1=Shipman |first1=Pat |last2=Walker |first2=Alan |title=The Wisdom of the Bones: In Search of Human Origins |date=1997 |publisher=Random House |isbn=9780679747833 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-Kg_DwAAQBAJ |accessdate=1 June 2020}}</ref> In the 1950s, the scientific designation of [[Peking Man]] was changed when the hominid was generally decided to be a ''[[Homo erectus]]''.
Dr. '''Anders Birger Bohlin''' (26 March 1898 &ndash; 28 November 1990) was a [[Swedes|Swedish]] [[palaeontologist]]. As well as his work on [[dinosaur]]s and prehistoric [[mammal]]s, Bohlin was part of the group that established the existence of [[Peking Man]] ''(Sinanthropus pekinensis)''.<ref name="ShipmanWalker">{{cite book |last1=Shipman |first1=Pat |last2=Walker |first2=Alan |title=The Wisdom of the Bones: In Search of Human Origins |date=1997 |publisher=Random House |isbn=9780679747833 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-Kg_DwAAQBAJ |accessdate=1 June 2020}}</ref> In the 1950s, the scientific designation of [[Peking Man]] was changed when the hominid was generally decided to be a ''[[Homo erectus]]''.
[[File:Birger Bohlin SPA2 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Birger Bohlin]]

==See also==
==See also==
* ''[[Peishansaurus]]''
* ''[[Peishansaurus]]''

Revision as of 07:39, 9 August 2023

Dr. Anders Birger Bohlin (26 March 1898 – 28 November 1990) was a Swedish palaeontologist. As well as his work on dinosaurs and prehistoric mammals, Bohlin was part of the group that established the existence of Peking Man (Sinanthropus pekinensis).[1] In the 1950s, the scientific designation of Peking Man was changed when the hominid was generally decided to be a Homo erectus.

Birger Bohlin

See also

References

  1. ^ Shipman, Pat; Walker, Alan (1997). The Wisdom of the Bones: In Search of Human Origins. Random House. ISBN 9780679747833. Retrieved 1 June 2020.