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Cranium Collection (page 3)

Background imageCranium Collection: Homo sapiens cranium (Mungo 3)

Homo sapiens cranium (Mungo 3)
Frontal view of a cast of a skull belonging to Homo sapiens, discovered off Lake Mungo, North East of Mildura, Australia

Background imageCranium Collection: Homo neanderthalensis cranium (Guattari 1)

Homo neanderthalensis cranium (Guattari 1)
Frontal view of a cast of the skull belonging to Homo Neanderthalensis (Neandertal Man), adult male, discovered at Grotta Guattari, Mount Circeo, Italy, by A. Guattari, 1939

Background imageCranium Collection: Pteropus poliocephalus, grey-headed flying fox

Pteropus poliocephalus, grey-headed flying fox
The cranial view of the skull of a grey-headed flying fox; a megabat measuring 7cm. The long snout helps it to smell out fruit. See also 40857

Background imageCranium Collection: Homo sapiens cranium (Stetten 1)

Homo sapiens cranium (Stetten 1)
Frontal view of a cast of a cranium belonging to an adult, possibly male, Homo sapiens discovered at Cave Vogelherd-Hohle, North West of Stetten by G. Riek, July 1931

Background imageCranium Collection: Homo sapiens cranium (Mladec 5)

Homo sapiens cranium (Mladec 5)
Lateral view of a cast of an adult male Homo sapiens skull disovered at Mladec (Lautsch), Boceks Cave, N. Moravia, Czech Republic, by workers, March 1904

Background imageCranium Collection: Homo sapiens cranium (Qafzeh 11)

Homo sapiens cranium (Qafzeh 11)
Lateral view of a cast of the Qafzeh child (Early Modern Homo sapiens) discovered at Djebel kafzeh, Israel by B. Vandermeersch, 1965-1969, dating back to around 100, 000 years

Background imageCranium Collection: Homo sapiens cranium (Wadjak 1)

Homo sapiens cranium (Wadjak 1)
Three-quarter view of a cast of a cranium of Homo sapiens from Wadjak, Java. Age about 6, 000 BP

Background imageCranium Collection: Homo ergaster cranium (KNM - ER 3733)

Homo ergaster cranium (KNM - ER 3733)
Homo ergaster cranium from Koobi Fora, Area 104, Kenya. Cast of KNM - ER 3733. side view. Scale in cms. This specimen discovered in 1975 by Bernard Ngeneo dates back to 1.6 million years ago

Background imageCranium Collection: Paranthropus robustus cranium with perforations

Paranthropus robustus cranium with perforations
Cast of cranial bones of Paranthropus robustus with two perforations probably made by a leopard. Original skull from Swartkrans, Transvaal, S. Africa

Background imageCranium Collection: Paranthropus robustus cranium (SK46)

Paranthropus robustus cranium (SK46)
Frontal view of a cast of an adult, probably female, cranium, crushed, with half of braincase, portion of face, palatinum and maxilla. Discovered at Swartkrans, South Africa by Robert Broom and J.T

Background imageCranium Collection: Homo rudolfensis cranium (KNM - ER 1470)

Homo rudolfensis cranium (KNM - ER 1470)
Homo habilis cranium from Koobi Fora, Area 131, Kenya. Cast of KNM - ER 1470 (1st reconstruction). Three-quarter view. Scale in cms

Background imageCranium Collection: Homo habilis cranium (KNM - ER 1813)

Homo habilis cranium (KNM - ER 1813)
Homo habilis cranium discovered by K. Kimeu (1973) at Koobi Fora, Area 123, Kenya. Cast of KNM - ER 1813. Dated at around 1.8 million years old. Front view. Scale in cms

Background imageCranium Collection: Late archaic Homo sapiens cranium (Skhul 9)

Late archaic Homo sapiens cranium (Skhul 9)
The cranium of late archaic Homo sapiens known as Skhul 9 discovered at the Skhul Cave, Israel. This specimen dates to back 105, 000 years ago

Background imageCranium Collection: Homo sapiens cranium (UC 101)

Homo sapiens cranium (UC 101)
Skull UC 101 discovered at the upper cave (Shandingdong), Zhoukoudian, China. This specimen belonging to Modern Homo sapiens dates back to 30, 000 years ago

Background imageCranium Collection: Diprotodon skull

Diprotodon skull
Diprotodon is the largest known marsupial mammal. This herbivore was over 3 metres long and lived up to 30, 000 years ago in Australia

Background imageCranium Collection: Archaic Homo sapiens cranium (Laetoli 18)

Archaic Homo sapiens cranium (Laetoli 18)
A front view of a cranium belonging to Archaic Homo sapiens dating back to 150, 000 years ago. This specimen known as Laetoli 18 was discovered within the Ngaloba bed at Laetoli in Tanazania

Background imageCranium Collection: Orcaella brevirostris, Irrawaddy dolphin

Orcaella brevirostris, Irrawaddy dolphin
Photograph of the dorsal view of the skull of an Irrawaddy dolphin

Background imageCranium Collection: Homo neanderthalensis cranium (Tabun 1)

Homo neanderthalensis cranium (Tabun 1)
Front view of the skull of a female Homo neanderthalensis discovered at Tabun at Mt. Carmel, Israel. The specimen known as Tabun 1 dates back to around 100, 000 year ago

Background imageCranium Collection: Australopithecus africanus cranium & mandible (Sts 5)

Australopithecus africanus cranium & mandible (Sts 5)
Cast reconstruction of cranium & mandible belonging to Australopithecus africanus discovered at Sterkfontein by Dr Robert Broom and J.T. Robinson in April 1947

Background imageCranium Collection: Homo erectus cranium (Ngandong 12)

Homo erectus cranium (Ngandong 12)
The cranium (cast) of a young adult male discovered at Ngandong on the Solo River terrace near Randublatung, Java. It was excavated by C. ter Haar and team in 1931-33. This specimen dates back c

Background imageCranium Collection: Homo sapiens cranium (Omo 2)

Homo sapiens cranium (Omo 2)
Frontal view of a cranium belonging to Archaic Homo sapiens dating back to 130, 000 years ago. This specimen is a cast of the skull known as Omo 2 discovered in 1967 at the Omo River, Ethiopia

Background imageCranium Collection: Homo sapiens cranium (Omo 1)

Homo sapiens cranium (Omo 1)
A reconstruction of Homo sapiens skull discovered By the team of Richard Leakey in 1967. Location: Kibish, north west of Kenya Camp near Shiangoro Village east of River Omo

Background imageCranium Collection: Homo sapiens cranium (Border Cave 1)

Homo sapiens cranium (Border Cave 1)
Lateral view of cast of a Homo sapiens skull discovered at Liujiang (or Liukiang), Kwangsi Province, China by farm workers in 1958. Upper Pleistocene 130, 000-12, 000 BP

Background imageCranium Collection: Homo sapiens (Wadjak 1) cranium

Homo sapiens (Wadjak 1) cranium
Frontal view of cast of cranium belonging to adult female Homo sapiens (Wadjak 1) living about 6, 000 years ago discovered in Wadjak, East Java, Indonesia

Background imageCranium Collection: Megaladapis edwardsi, giant lemur

Megaladapis edwardsi, giant lemur
Skull of the giant lemur, Megaladapis edwardsi. The giant lemur was roughly gorilla-sized and lived as recently as 2, 000 year ago. Specimen dates from the Quaternary, near Ampoza, S.W Madagascar

Background imageCranium Collection: Homo sapiens (Singa 1) cranium endocast

Homo sapiens (Singa 1) cranium endocast
An endocast of a heavily mineralized cranium once belonging to that of Homo sapiens who lived about 130, 000 years ago. This specimen was discovered in Singa, Sudan by W.R.G. Bond in 1924

Background imageCranium Collection: Homo erectus, Peking man cranium (reconstruction)

Homo erectus, Peking man cranium (reconstruction)
Reconstruction of a female Homo erectus cranium based upon the remains from many individuals discovered at Zhoukoudian Cave (Locality 1), China dating back 500, 000 years

Background imageCranium Collection: Diplodocus carnegiei skull

Diplodocus carnegiei skull
The skull belonging to the replica skeleton of Diplodocus carnegiei on display at the Natural History Museum, London. The slender teeth would have raked leaves from branches

Background imageCranium Collection: Homo sapiens (Predmosti) & Homo neanderthalensis (La Ferrass

Homo sapiens (Predmosti) & Homo neanderthalensis (La Ferrass

Background imageCranium Collection: Proconsul, Homo heildebergensis & Homo neanderthalensis cran

Proconsul, Homo heildebergensis & Homo neanderthalensis cran
L to R: Cranium of Proconsul, an extinct primate that lived 18 million years ago; Homo heildebergensis (Broken Hill 1) discovered in Zambia; and Homo neanderthalensis (Gibraltar 1)

Background imageCranium Collection: Homo neanderthalensis, Neanderthal Man cranium (Neanderthal

Homo neanderthalensis, Neanderthal Man cranium (Neanderthal
Cranium (cast) of Neanderthal 1, the original Neanderthal man discovered by workmen in 1856 in a cave at Neander Valley near Hochdahl, East of Dusseldorf, Germany

Background imageCranium Collection: Australopithecus africanus cranium (Sts 5)

Australopithecus africanus cranium (Sts 5)
Cast reconstruction of cranium belonging to Australopithecus africanus discovered at Sterkfontein by Dr Robert Broom and J.T. Robinson in April 1947

Background imageCranium Collection: Homo sapiens cranium (Piltdown 1)

Homo sapiens cranium (Piltdown 1)
Two pieces that represent the Piltdown 1 cranium held at The Natural History Museum, London. This specimen was reported as being discovered at Piltdown



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