KNM-ER 3733, Early Human, Fossil Hominid
date: label: Collection Date
content: 1975
name: label: Collector
content: B. Ngeneo
label: Discipline
content: Anthropology
label: Region
content: African Region
notes: label: Description
content: This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
label: Geologic Age
content: 1.8 mya
label: Notes
content: Mostly light beige skull cast of KNM-ER 3733. This skull cast represents a mature female skull of the early human species Homo erectus. The sex identification comes from a comparison of the anatomical features of her face with several other crania from Koobi Fora: KNM-ER 3883 (male), and KNM-WT 15000 (also male), found on the opposite side of Lake Turkana. The features of KNM-ER 3733 are markedly less robust. It's known to be an adult on the basis of the cranial sutures (which were fully closed), the extent of the wear on the teeth, and the eruption of the third molars before the individual's death. The real skull is about 1.8 million years old. The cast measures around 19.5 cm x 13.5 cm x 12 cm in size. Find out more by visiting humanorigins.si.edu
label: Number of objects in this record
content: 1
label: Record Last Modified
content: 1 Nov 2023
place: label: Collecting Locality
content: Koobi Fora, Africa, Kenya
topic: label: Topic
content: Education & Outreach
setName: label: See more items in
content: Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
publisher: label: Scientific Name
content: Homo erectus
identifier: label: USNM Number
content: EO401765
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Education and Outreach collections
taxonomicName: label: Taxonomy
content: Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Tetrapoda, Mammalia, Theria, Primates, Hominidae
physicalDescription: label: Is this real?
content: No, it's a cast.
label: Material
content: Plastic, Paint