Australopithecus afarensis: cranium

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Object Details

Discovered by

Yoel Rak

Is this an original object?

Age

About 3 million years old

Summary

This large male skull was found at the same locality as the famous Lucy skeleton. It is much bigger than the skull of Lucy and other females of this species, indicating there were differences in body size between the sexes.

Original Object Identifier

A.L. 444-2

Original Object Holding Institution

National Museum of Ethiopia (Ethiopia)

Location of Discovery

Hadar, Ethiopia

Site

Hadar, Ethiopia

Species

Australopithecus afarensis

Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

dpo_3d_200040