Fossil specimens of Southern Ape skulls from the Oxford Museum of Natural History
Museum collections
Fossil
Fossil 3D model
Southern Ape
Southern Ape Skull
Fossil specimens
Ancient Ape Skull
specimen
Oxford Museum of Natural History
Southern Ape Specimen
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Southern apes, some researchers refer to as hominids, lived on the newly formed African savannah 1.5 million years ago. The skull features of this species are related to a diet primarily based on hard fruits, bark, and some roots. We can notice that it has a thick and protruding zygomatic arch, with a very large muscle passing through it and ending at the sagittal crest located in the upper part of the skull. Its dental arch is very sturdy and can be seen in very wide and pointed molars.
