Skull of Paranthropus boisei,formerly called Zinjanthropus boisei then Australopithecus boisei. P. boisei was an early hominid,estimated to have lived 2.6-1.2 million years ago. The skull is specialised for heavy chewing and shows the species had a small brain capacity (about 500-550 cubic cm,compared to about 1400 cubic cm for modern humans). This specimen,called OH 5 and nicknamed 'Nutcracker Man',was discovered in Olduvai Gorge,Tanzania in 1959. It is thought to be about 1.8 million years old | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Trueba, Javier / MSF |
Taille de l’image : | 4036 px × 2676 px |
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