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CRANEUM 1

 

CRANEUM 1. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
 
 
 
 
 

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1. CRANEUM 1
 
Craneum found near the Lake Victoria, in Kenia.  Fragments of more than 300 individuals have been discovered so far in Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia. This speceies lived from approximately 4.1 to 2.7 million years ago in northeastern Africa.
 
 
  • FOREHEAD:                                      LOW              HIGH    
  • ridge over the eyes                         BONY           
  • a flat nose                                         FLAT
  • chin                                                     NO                   YES
  • more humanlike teeth 
2. THE SKELETON

 

  • the pelvis and leg bones resembled those of modern man. 

 

  • Females were smaller than males.

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4. PROCEDURE

 

   According to what you have learnt in the Prehistory class, analyze, classify and describe this craneum of homidid found in Africa.

 

   To do this, go to your paleonthropology lab and use all the tools available to investigate about this fossil.

 

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3. GEOGRAPHY

This hominid lived in the area of Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia.

 

¡SÍGUEME! 

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