Discipline:

Anthropology  Search this

Region:

South American Region  Search this

Is this real?:

No, it's a cast.

Life Stage:

Adult

Material:

Plastic, Paint

Sex:

Male

Object Type:

Education and Outreach collections

Collecting Locality:

South America

Description:

This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.

Notes:

White plastic cast of a modern human skull. The mandible is attached but can move. There are grooves near the roots of the upper premolars on both the left and right side. Some of the molars are missing from both the maxilla and mandible. There is tooth wear, also called attrition, on the front teeth of both the maxilla and mandible.

Number of objects in this record:

1

Record Last Modified:

16 Oct 2020

Topic:

Education & Outreach  Search this

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Tetrapoda, Mammalia, Theria, Primates, Hominidae

Scientific Name:

Homo sapiens

USNM Number:

EO400968

See more items in:

Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38e8db1db-725c-403f-8e2c-d747208ef6ed

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnheducation_11049168