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Identify this skull

student222 · 2011-04-16 08:32:58

Paleontologists, I really need help. I have looked through so many books and websites. I just can't identify this hominid skull. I can see it in my sleep at this stage. It is reallying eating me up inside Can anyone enlighten me?

16-04-2011 8:32am

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student222

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Paleontologists, I really need help. I have looked through so many books and websites. I just can't identify this hominid skull. I can see it in my sleep at this stage. It is reallying eating me up inside Can anyone enlighten me?

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#2 16-04-2011 8:34am

student222

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Here it is

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#3 16-04-2011 2:00pm

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Looks like either a australopithecus or homo habilis to me.

Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.

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#4 16-04-2011 3:17pm

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Looks like habilis to me, or at least something very much like it.

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#5 16-04-2011 6:52pm

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Thank you all so much the help. It does look like a habilis

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#6 17-04-2011 6:15am

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I am pretty sure it is not Australopithacus, so probably is hablis.

Check out the shape of the skull of Australopithacus here:

http://www.archaeologyinfo.com/australopithecusafarensis.htm

See if you agree.

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