Florisbad Skull

Florisbad Skull
Common nameFlorisbad Skull
SpeciesHomo sapiens
or Homo helmei
or Homo heidelbergensis
Age259±35 ka
Place discoveredFlorisbad archaeological and paleontological site, South Africa
Date discovered1932
Discovered byThomas F. Dreyer, G. Venter[1]

The Florisbad Skull is an important human fossil of the early Middle Stone Age, representing either late Homo heidelbergensis or early Homo sapiens. It was discovered in 1932 by T. F. Dreyer at the Florisbad site, Free State Province, South Africa.

  1. ^ Schwartz, Jeffrey H.; Tattersall, Ian (2005-03-11). The Human Fossil Record, Craniodental Morphology of Genus Homo (Africa and Asia). John Wiley & Sons. p. 79–81. ISBN 9780471326441..

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