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Paranthropus aethiopicus Skull

Skull of Paranthropus aethiopicus, an early hominid. This skull, known as the Black Skull due to the dark coloration of the bone, caused by high levels of manganese, was found in West Turkana, Kenya, and dates to about 2.5 million years old. Cast of the original. Specimen number: KNM-WT 17000.

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Paranthropus aethiopicus Skull

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Skull of Paranthropus aethiopicus, an early hominid. This skull, known as the Black Skull due to the dark coloration of the bone, caused by high levels of manganese, was found in West Turkana, Kenya, and dates to about 2.5 million years old. Cast of the original. Specimen number: KNM-WT 17000.

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Album / Science Source / John R. Foster

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4580 x 2862 px | 37.5 MB

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38.8 x 24.2 cm | 15.3 x 9.5 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

17000 • AETHIOPICUS • ANATOMY: BONES • ANATOMY: SKULL • ANCIENT • ANTHROPOID • ANTHROPOLOGY • AUSTRALOPITHECINE • AUSTRALOPITHECUS • BONE • CRANEO • CRANEOS • CRANIUM • CRANIUMS • EARLY • EVOLUTION • FOSSIL • HEAD • HOMINID • HUMAN • HUMANE • INDIVIDUAL • KNM-WT • MAN • MEN • ORIGINS • P. • PALAEOANTHROPOLOGY • PALAEONTOLOGY • PALEO • PALEO-CHRISTIAN • PALEOCHRISTIAN • PALEONTOLOGY • PARANTHROPUS • PERSON • PHYSICAL • PREHISTORIC • PRIMITIVE • RECORD • ROBUST • SCIENCE • SCIENCE: EVOLUTION • SKELETON • SKULL • SKULL, ANATOMY • SKULLS • STRUCTURE