<i>Australopithecus</i> Virtual Skull (IMAGE)

Washington University in St. Louis

<i>Australopithecus</i> Virtual Skull

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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, "cool" colors indicate regions of low strain.

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

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