alb3795743

Australian Aborigine and Paranthropus Skulls

Comparison of an Australian aborigine skull and Paranthropus (robust australopithecine) skull, showing the different features in bone structure. Paranthropus were bipedal hominins that probably descended from the gracile australopithecine hominins (Australopithecus). Paranthropus first appeared roughly 2.7 million years ago. Most species had a brain about 40% the size of a modern human brain. This specimen was discovered by Mary Leaky in 1959 at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania.

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. Select the use:

Title:

Australian Aborigine and Paranthropus Skulls

Caption:

Comparison of an Australian aborigine skull and Paranthropus (robust australopithecine) skull, showing the different features in bone structure. Paranthropus were bipedal hominins that probably descended from the gracile australopithecine hominins (Australopithecus). Paranthropus first appeared roughly 2.7 million years ago. Most species had a brain about 40% the size of a modern human brain. This specimen was discovered by Mary Leaky in 1959 at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania.

Credit:

Album / Science Source / Des Bartlett

Releases:

Model: No - Property: No
Rights questions?

Image size:

4084 x 2676 px | 31.3 MB

Print size:

34.6 x 22.7 cm | 13.6 x 8.9 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ANATOMY: SKULL • ANCESTOR • ARCHAEOLOGICAL • ARCHAEOLOGY • AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINE • BIPEDAL HOMININ • COMPARE • COMPARISON • CONTRAST • CRANEO • CRANEOS • CRANIUM • CRANIUMS • EARLY HOMININE SPECIES • EVOLUTION • HISTORIC • HOMINIDAE • HOMINIDS • HOMININ • HUMAN EVOLUTION • HUMAN SKULL • PARANTHROPUS BOISEI • PARANTHROPUS • ROBUST AUSTRALOPITHECINE • SCIENCE: EVOLUTION • SEPIA TONE • SEPIA • SKULL • SKULL, ANATOMY • SKULLS • SPECIMEN • ZINJANTHROPUS