Tooth was found in a box at the Museum of Evolution at Uppsala University . Fossil was found in the 1920s but has been lost for decades . It belonged to an ancient human ancestor some 500,000 years ago . Otto Zdansky is the name of the species , not an individual . Wear and tear indicates person gnawed on bones and crunched hard nuts . Canine tooth belonged to a woman who was quite old when she died .
Tooth was found in a box at the Museum of Evolution at Uppsala University . Fossil was found in the 1920s but has been lost for decades . It belonged to an ancient human ancestor some 500,000 years ago . Peking Man is the name of the species , not an individual . Wear and tear indicates person gnawed on bones and crunched hard nuts . Canine tooth belonged to a woman who was quite old when she died .