{"product_id":"australopithecus-africanus-cranium-replica-full-size-reconstruction-cast-reconstruction","title":"Australopithecus africanus STS 5 Mrs  Ples cranium replica Full-size reconstruction cast reconstruction","description":"\u003ch5 class=\"product-header\"\u003eAustralopithecus africanus Cranium Sts 5 \"Mrs. Ples\"\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"sku\"\u003eBH-007\u003c\/span\u003e$208.00\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAustralopithecus africanus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSkull Sts 5 \"Mrs. Ples\" was discovered in 1947 by R. Broom and J. Robinson in Sterkfontein, Transvaal, South Africa. Originally thought by Broom to be a female, Sts 5 is now considered by most to be a male. The discovery of this nearly complete cranium of a mature specimen led to a much more positive reception of South African australopithecines as hominids. Twenty years earlier Raymond Dart labeled a skull found at Taung \"\u003cem\u003eAustralopithecus africanus\u003c\/em\u003e.\" The dentition of that skull indicates that it was a juvenile, which led to much criticism and broad dismissal of Dart's contention that the skull was a hominid; instead, critics considered it an ape. Like other early hominids, Sts 5 had an ape-sized brain with a cranial capacity about 485 cc. Compared to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAustralopithecus afarensis\u003c\/em\u003e, it has a more rounded skull, a less projecting face, absence of cranial crests, and smaller front teeth. However, the front teeth are larger than in robust australopithecines such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eboisei\u003c\/em\u003e. The cheek teeth are larger than in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAustralopithecus afarensis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebut smaller than in the robust australopithecines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Bone Clones® Hominid line is composed of discoveries from anatomically modern humans, archaic humans, early\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHomo\u003c\/em\u003e, 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).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHIS PRODUCT MAY TAKE UP TO 10 Days to produce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial\u0026lt;font\" color=\"brown\" style=\"color: brown;\"\u003eAustralopithecus aethiopicus cranium replica by Bone Clones, catalog # BH-002.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eOptional stand is also available for $42\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BigfootCasts.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39988684456127,"sku":"","price":219.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0041\/6635\/2996\/products\/product-2053-main-original-1416942752_1.jpg?v=1642934254","url":"https:\/\/bigfootcasts.com\/fr\/products\/australopithecus-africanus-cranium-replica-full-size-reconstruction-cast-reconstruction","provider":"BigfootCasts.com ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}