Mesopithecus skull, plaster cast

Maker
Dr. F. Krantz of Bonn, Rheinisches Mineralien-Kontor (estab. 1833)
Date
Circa 1906
 Description
Plaster cast of the skull of Mesopithecus pentilici, an extinct genus of Old World monkey that lived in Europe and Asia 7 to 5 million years ago. This cast would have been used in anatomy classes in the 20th century to teach students about the anatomical and osteological evidence for the evolution of humans.
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Object detail

Maker
Date
Circa 1906
Production place
Bonn, Germany
Accession number
516-500431
Inscriptions
MESOPITHECUS PENTELICI ♂
26
Object type
models
Harry Brookes Allen Museum Anatomy Category
Anthropology casts
Primates
Comparative anatomy
Museum
Harry Brookes Allen Museum of Anatomy and Pathology

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