These models are sculpted based on the best available data from several of the most significant fossil finds from around the world. They are hand-finished to match the color and texture of the original fossils.
Believed to be from the earliest family of man. Cat-sized anatomical features bridge prosimian primates and apes.
Based on 1966 Dr. Elwin Simons find.
Size: ~4"
Origin: Egypt
The Manganese-stained cranium of the distinct evolutionary hominid of 2.5 million years ago.
Based on 1985 Alan Walker find.
Size: ~8"
Origin: Lake Turkana, North Kenya
Through clearly related to the Taung baby, its discover Robert Broom felt that...
Based on the 1936 Robert Broom find.
Size: ~7 3/4"
Origin: Sterkfontein - South Africa
Taung Child Skull in reconstruction. John Weisgerber's concept of the original skull. Chatsworth, CA. - 1997
Based on 1924 R. A. Dart find.
Size: 7 3/4"
Origin: Taung - Bechuanaland, South Africa
Composite reconstruction from fragments since lost. Mostly from the cave in Zhoukoudian near Beijing. It's estimated to be between 500,000 and 300,000 years old.
Based on 1927 Davidson Black find.
Size: ~8"
Origin: Beijing, China
Pleistocene European hominid of the early part of the last glaciation. Neanderthals lived roughly...
Based on the 1848 Forbes Quarry find.
Size: ~8 1/4"
Origin: Gibraltar Forbes Quarry - Europe.
Considered to be by many authorities as the hybridization of Neanderthal and the modern human. It was found in a cave in modern Israel and dated to 100 thousand years ago. In Israel, modern human (Homo sapiens) and Neanderthal bones are found in...