Australopithecus Jaw Replica
$66.00
Observe how these specific paleontology specimens highlight the transition from ancient cranial structures to modern skull features.
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Description
Australopithecus jaw replica measures 5.0 inches long and 3.5 inches wide. Australopithecus africanus jaw is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of a California Academy of Sciences specimen. 1:1 scale. Made in USA.
The wear patterns suggest they ate fruits and seeds as well as other fibrous plant material. This reconstruction is of the jaw designated KNM-ER 729, found by Paul Abell in Kenya, 1970.
Paranthropus boisei is a species of Australopithecine from the Early Pleistocene of East Africa about 2.3 to 1.34 or 1 million years ago. The holotype specimen, OH 5, was discovered by paleoanthropologist Mary Leakey in 1959, and described by her husband Louis a month later.
Robust Australopithecines are characterized by heavily built skulls capable of producing high stresses and bite forces, and some of the largest molars with the thickest enamel of any known ape. P. boisei is the most robust of this group. The brain size was about 450–550 cc (27–34 cu in), similar to other Australopithecines.
Scientific Classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Primates
- Suborder: Haplorhini
- Family: Hominidae
- Subfamily: Homininae
- Genus: †Australopithecus R.A. Dart, 1925
- Type species: †Australopithecus africanus Dart, 1925
- Conservation status: Extinct
A side-by-side study of the human male skull replica, the Mrs. Ples STS 5 skull replica, and the neanderthal skull replica model specifically highlights the shift from ancient elongated shapes to modern rounded craniums.
Additional information
| Weight | 2.0 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 5.0 × 3.5 in |
