Fossilized Skull of <em>Australopithecus sediba</em> and a Computer-Based Model (IMAGE)

University of the Witwatersrand

Fossilized Skull of <em>Australopithecus sediba</em> and a Computer-Based Model

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This is the fossilized skull of Australopithecus sediba specimen MH1 and a finite element model of its cranium depicting strains experienced during a simulated bite on its premolars. "Warm" colors indicate regions of high strain, while "cool" colors indicate regions of low strain.

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Image of MH1 by Brett Eloff provided courtesy of Lee Berger and the University of the Witwatersrand.

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