Steinheim skull
Original skull and holotype of H. steinheimensis
Skulls of 1. Gorilla 2. Australopithecus 3. Homo erectus 4. Neanderthal (La Chapelle aux Saints) 5. Steinheim Skull 6. Modern Homo sapiens
Replica of H. steinheimensis skull. Note that the skull's brow ridges and slope of the forehead are not visible from this front angle.
The Steinheim skull is a fossilized skull of a Homo heidelbergensis found in 1933 near Steinheim an der Murr (20 km north of Stuttgart, Germany). It is estimated to be 250,000–350,000 years old. The skull is slightly flattened and has a cranial capacity from 1110–1200 cc. Others give volumes of (950), 1179±30 and 1270±10 cc.[1] Sometimes referred to as Homo steinheimensis, the original fossil is housed in the State Museum of Natural History in Stuttgart, Germany.
See also
- List of fossil sites (with link directory)
- List of hominina (hominid) fossils (with images)
References
- ↑ Prossinger, Hermann; Seidler, Horst; Wicke, Lothar; Weaver, Dave; Recheis, Wolfgang; Stringer, Chris; Müller, Gerd B. (2003). "Electronic removal of encrustations inside the Steinheim cranium reveals paranasal sinus features and deformations, and provides a revised endocranial volume estimate". The Anatomical Record 273B (1): 132–42. doi:10.1002/ar.b.10022. PMID 12833273.
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Coordinates: 48°58′06″N 9°16′34″E / 48.96833°N 9.27611°E