New reconstruction of DAN5 cranium (Gona, Ethiopia) supports complex emergence of Homo erectus
Karen L. Baab, Yousuke Kaifu, Sarah E. Freidline, Michael J. Rogers, Sileshi Semaw · 2025
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Description
Karen Baab and co-authors present a 2025 study on a fossil skull from Gona in Ethiopia. The skull, known as DAN5, dates to about 1.5 to 1.6 million years ago. That age sits near the rise of Homo erectus, an early human relative. The team rebuilt the face and joined it to the skull vault.
The rebuilt skull mixes traits in a way that surprised the team. Its vault looks like the later form, but its face and teeth look more basic. Its brain was also small for that group. The mix suggests the shift to the later form was not a clean, single step. Small-brained groups may have lived on beside larger-brained ones for a long time.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Karen L. Baab, Yousuke Kaifu, Sarah E. Freidline, Michael J. Rogers, Sileshi Semaw |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 66 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |