FMNH 40257.B

  • 40257: Paranthropus boisei
    Photographer: John Weinstein : Field Museum of Natural History - Photography Division
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Paranthropus boisei. epoxy resin cast of cat# 40257 cranium of Australopithecus boisei hominid skull.
Catalog Number: 40257.B
Description: cranial cap (cast)
Materials: epoxy resin
Cultural Attribution: Paranthropus boisei
Accession Number: [3105] Werner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research (Purchase)
Accession Year: 1970
Other Numbers: OH 5
City/Town: Olduvai Gorge
Collector/Source: Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Leakey, Louis and Mary
EMu IRN: 1421522
GUID: d5a93d5c-44ca-4969-90b2-2e76e4330698

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