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| Homo sapiens (Cro-Magnon, 10000-30000 YA) |
The primates include apes, monkeys and prosimians
(bushbabies and lemurs). The main features that unite this group include a
proportionately large brain, an opposable thumb on the hand, five
fingers and toes, a long heel, nails instead of claws and forward facing
eyes that provide binocular vision and good depth perception. Yes, this is obviously the group we (
Homo sapiens) belong to. Specifically, humans (or
Homo) belong to a tribe known as the Hominini, and within that, the subtribe Hominina. The reason I have bothered to mention all this information is because I want to share with the world the
Bone clones rotational series, which gives you free access to a set of 3D and rotatable images of selected hominin skulls. It even has the fake "fossil" skull of Piltdown Man that was "found" in 1912 at Piltdown in Sussex, England that was hailed as the "missing link" between apes and humans (it wasn't until 1953 that it was proven to be fake). I have just spent the last half hour playing with the different skulls, so for those of you who are interested - Enjoy!
