NG 6
Appearance
Common name | NG 6 |
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Species | Homo erectus |
Age | 38,500 years |
Place discovered | Indonesia |
Date discovered | c. 1932 |
Discovered by | C. ter Haar and Gustav Koenigswald |
NG 6 is the fossilized upper cranium of the species Homo erectus. It was discovered in Ngandong, Indonesia by C. ter Haar and GHR von Koenigswald in 1931–1933.[1]
Its characteristics include a slightly larger braincase than other erectus samples and a fairly recent age of 50,000 - 27,000 years.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]- List of fossil sites (with link directory)
- List of hominina (hominid) fossils (with images)
References
[edit]- ^ H., Schwartz, Jeffrey (2004). The human fossil record. Volume two, Craniodental morphology of genus Homo (Africa and Asia). Tattersall, Ian. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley. ISBN 0471722715. OCLC 58600666.
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