Neanderthal Skull Replica Model
$245.00
Notable features include the massive brow ridges and occipital bun, showing the robust cranial architecture of our closest extinct human relative.
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Description
Neanderthal skull replica model measures 8.6 x 5.0 x 7.0 inches. The neanderthal skull is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of a California Academy of Sciences specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA.
Forbes Quarry Pleistocene European hominids of the early part of the last Glaciation (110-125 MYA) Gibralter Forbes Quarry, 1848.
Neanderthals probably went extinct due to competition with or extermination by immigrating modern humans or due to great climatic change, disease, or a combination of these factors.
Neanderthal technology is thought to have been quite sophisticated. It includes the Mousterian stone tool industry and the abilities to create fire and build cave hearths, make the adhesive birch bark tar, craft simple clothes similar to blankets and ponchos, go seafaring through the Mediterranean, make use of medicinal plants as well as treat severe injuries, and use various cooking techniques, such as roasting and smoking.
Scientific Classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Primates
- Suborder: Haplorhini
- Infraorder: Simiiformes
- Family: Hominidae
- Subfamily: Homininae
- Genus: Homo
- Species: †H. neanderthalensis
- Binomial name: †Homo neanderthalensis King, 1864
- Conservation Status: Extinct
This casting serves as a vital tool for studying ancestral skeletal variation. You can compare this specimen to the Homo ergaster KNM-ER 3733 skull replica the Peking man skull replica, and the skull 5 Homo sapiens replica
to see how modern rounded craniums differ from ancient elongated shapes.
Additional information
| Weight | 4.0 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 8.6 × 5.0 × 7.0 in |
