Replica 16-month-old Human Child Skull afarensis Skull Width 14

Skull Width 14

They primarily feed on grasses

Skull Length 11

Age assessment of skeletal remains is best done in the context of the entire skeleton

It’s the largest known member of the dromaeosaurid family—the group that includes Velociraptor—and likely measured around 15 to 20 feet long

Replica 16-month-old Human Child Skull afarensis Skull Width 14An examination of this skull suggests an age of 16 to 18 months. The skull has 8 teeth in the maxillary arcade and 9 teeth in the mandibular arcade, all of which have a deciduous morphology. The anterior fontanelle is open. The posterior, sphenoidal and mastoidal fontanelles are closed. The spheno occipital synchondrosis is open. The calvarial sutures are all open. Age assessment of skeletal remains is best done in the context of the entire skeleton.