Complete Homo Naledi Reconstructed Skull

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Homo naledi, a newly discovered extinct early human ancestor by the Rising Star expedition team near Johannesburg, South Africa, has electrified the paleoanthropology and archaeology world with its groundbreaking findings. The Rising Star team has released scanned specimens of their remarkable discovery on http://www.Morphosource.org for everyone to explore and participate in this extraordinary breakthrough. The original publication of this find can be found here: http://elifesciences.org/content/4/e09560 For those unable to access the original scans, I've listed their reconstructed scanned skull below. In addition, I've also recreated the skull using the upper maxilla to match the published mandible and mirrored the zygomatic fragments along with fragments from the skull; with these four files, I printed as much of the skull as possible, with the rest approximated based on skeletal landmarks of other early hominids. A sculpted clay finish completed the entire skull replication. You can find my H. naledi reconstruction here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1764207 Enjoy and thank the amazing scientists who make this kind of reproduction possible. All specimens and original scans are attributed to the original authors. Scanned with a NextEngine Scanner. Please attribute accordingly. As a forensic anthropologist, I am not affiliated with this project or the Rising Star team. I teach anthropology and specialize in fetal osteology and 3D reconstruction. If you print this, please post a photo to share. Check out my other scans of skulls and bones at http://www.thingiverse.com/dricketts/designs. Be sure to "Like" my Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/FetalReproductions to subscribe to my current prints/blogs, and visit my Etsy page at http://Etsy.com/FetalReproductions for baby fetal scans, skulls, and other items to own.