Image Gallery: Hominid Skulls

Examining the skulls of living apes and our extinct ancestors allows us to explore characteristics which reflect the evolutionary relationships in our family tree. These skulls are all casts of original fossils.

Steinheim skull Homo heidelbergensis Steinheim skull Homo heidelbergensis
Arago Skull Homo heidelbergensis angled view Arago Skull Homo heidelbergensis angled view
‘Peking Man’ Homo erectus skull ‘Peking Man’ Homo erectus skull
Solo 6 Skull Homo erectus Solo 6 Skull Homo erectus
Sangiran 17 Homo erectus angled view Sangiran 17 Homo erectus angled view
Solo Man skull Homo erectus angled view Solo Man skull Homo erectus angled view
OH 9 Homo ergaster skull angled view OH 9 Homo ergaster skull angled view
‘Turkana Boy’ Homo ergaster skull ‘Turkana Boy’ Homo ergaster skull
Female Homo ergaster skull Female Homo ergaster skull
Front view Homo habilis skull cast Front view Homo habilis skull cast
Homo habilis skull front view Homo habilis skull front view
Paranthropus boisei skull Paranthropus boisei skull
Skull cast of Paranthropus boisei Skull cast of Paranthropus boisei
Paranthropus robustus skull angled view Paranthropus robustus skull angled view
‘Mrs Ples’ Australopithecus africanus skull ‘Mrs Ples’ Australopithecus africanus skull
Australopithecus africanus skull front view Australopithecus africanus skull front view
Paranthropus walkeri skull front view Paranthropus walkeri skull front view
Taung Child Australopithecus africanus skull Taung Child Australopithecus africanus skull
‘Lucy’ Australopithecus afarensis skull ‘Lucy’ Australopithecus afarensis skull
Australopithecus afarensis skull Australopithecus afarensis skull