Homo heidelbergensis Mandible Mauer 1

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KO-246 $155.00

The Mauer mandible was found by mine workers in 1907 in Heidelberg, Germany. The nearly complete mandible (only missing premolars and 2 left molars) is one of the oldest archaic human remains found in Europe, dated from approximately 600,000 years ago.

The mandible itself is large, distinguishing it right away from other human fossil mandibles. The molars are smaller than Homo erectus and more similar in size to those of early modern humans. The teeth lack Neanderthal features, however like Neanderthals, the Mauer mandible lacks a chin. With this mosaic of features in the jaw, this specimen has been assigned as the holotype of H. heidelbergensis (a holotype is a single specimen that is used to define a taxonomic group). The mixture of traits and the early date of this species suggests that H. heidelbergensis preceded Neanderthals and modern humans.

The Bone Clones® Fossil Hominid line is composed of discoveries from anatomically modern humans, archaic humans, early Homo, early hominins, and other hominids. The majority of the casts in this line have been recreated by our team of anatomical sculptors. Some are reconstructions made by anthropology professionals using fragmentary elements from original discoveries and extrapolating the missing parts from those (i.e. Neanderthal skeleton).

Scientific Name	Catalogue #	Size	Price
Homo heidelbergensis	KO-246	4 ¾" L x 5 ¼" W x 2 ¾" H 12.2L x 13.3W x 7H (cm)	$155.00

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