Drimolen cranium DNH 155 from Dimolen Cave in South Africa

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hfeo
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Drimolen cranium DNH 155 from Dimolen Cave in South Africa

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Found some interesting research on Drimolen cranium DNH 155 - the most complete skull (DNH 7; Drimolen Hominid 7) of an early human side branch in our evolution:

-Drimolen cranium DNH 155 documents microevolution in an early hominin species - research paper on Nature

-An article about the research

-An article about the reconstruction of the cranium with 3D technology
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Re: Drimolen cranium DNH 155 from Dimolen Cave in South Africa

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Thanks for the links! Fascinating reading!
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