Homo erectus was known also as Pithecanthropus pekinensis (Sinathropus). The original reconstruction was prepared by Dr. F. Weidenreeich and Mrs. Lucile Swan in 1937 from the fossil remains of several different individuals found in the caves at Zhoukoudian, China. The skull is somewhat unique in that a rare metopic suture is present along the mid-line of the frontal bone. The re-creation offered here is based on a more recent reconstruction by Sawyer and Tattersal of the American Museum of Natural History. In Sawyers and Tattersals reconstruction the jaw, being more massive is based on a male, while the original was based on female.

Size: 8 1/4"L, 5 1/2"W, 6 1/2"H
Origin: Zhoukoudian, China
Age: 500,000 - 400,000 years old
Grade: Museum Quality