alb3793696

Paranthropus boisei Skull

Skull of Paranthropus boisea, an early hominin. This particular skull is known colloquially as Nutcracker Man. It was found in Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, by Mary Leakey in 1959, and has been dated to 1.75 million years old. Cast of the original. Specimen number: OH 5.

Share
Pinterest
Twitter
Facebook
Copy link
Email

Add to another lightbox

Do you already have an account? Sign in

You do not have an account? Register

Buy this image

Title:

Paranthropus boisei Skull

Caption:

Skull of Paranthropus boisea, an early hominin. This particular skull is known colloquially as Nutcracker Man. It was found in Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, by Mary Leakey in 1959, and has been dated to 1.75 million years old. Cast of the original. Specimen number: OH 5.

Credit:

Album / Science Source / John R. Foster

Releases:

Model: No - Property: No
Rights questions?

Image size:

5472 x 3648 px | 57.1 MB

Print size:

46.3 x 30.9 cm | 18.2 x 12.2 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

5 • ANATOMY: BONES • ANATOMY: SKULL • ANCIENT • ANTHROPOID • ANTHROPOLOGY • AUSTRALOPITHECINE • BOISEA • BONE • CRANEO • CRANEOS • CRANIUM • CRANIUMS • EARLY • EVOLUTION • EXTINCT • FOSSIL • HEAD • HOMINID • HOMININ • HUMAN • HUMANE • INDIVIDUAL • LEAKEY • LOUIS • MAN • MARY • MEN • NUTCRACKER • OH • ORIGINS • PALAEOANTHROPOLOGY • PALAEONTOLOGY • PALEO • PALEO-CHRISTIAN • PALEOCHRISTIAN • PALEONTOLOGY • PARANTHROPUS • PERSON • PHYSICAL • PREHISTORIC • PRIMITIVE • RECORD • SCIENCE • SCIENCE: EVOLUTION • SKELETON • SKULL • SKULL, ANATOMY • SKULLS • STRUCTURE • ZINJ • ZINJANTHROPUS