D4500

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D4500 is a remarkably well-preserved early Homo cranium from the Dmanisi site in Georgia that has significantly informed understanding of human evolution and variation in early hominins.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fossil specimen ⓘ
hominin cranium ⓘ
paleoanthropological find ⓘ
ageAtDeath adult (inferred) ⓘ
anatomicalElement cranium ⓘ
approximateAgeYearsBP 1.8 million years ⓘ
associatedFauna Early Pleistocene Eurasian mammals ⓘ
associatedWith Dmanisi Skull 5 ⓘ
mandible D2600 ⓘ
catalogNumber D4500 ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Georgia ⓘ
cranialCapacity relatively small for Homo erectus ⓘ
datingMethod paleomagnetic analysis ⓘ
radiometric dating ⓘ
discoveredBy Dmanisi research team ⓘ
linked to: Dmanisi
discoveredIn 2005 ⓘ
foundAt Dmanisi archaeological site ⓘ
linked to: Dmanisi
geologicalAge Early Pleistocene ⓘ
holotypeStatus part of key reference specimen for Dmanisi population ⓘ
impact sparked debate on species diversity in early Homo ⓘ
importanceForTaxonomy used to argue for single evolving Homo lineage around 2 Ma ⓘ
locality Dmanisi, Kvemo Kartli region ⓘ
morphology combines primitive and derived Homo features ⓘ
large prognathic face ⓘ
low braincase ⓘ
ownership State of Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Georgia
partOf Dmanisi hominin assemblage ⓘ
linked to: Dmanisi
preservation nearly complete cranium ⓘ
preservationStatus remarkably well-preserved ⓘ
publication Science 2013 description of Dmanisi Skull 5 ⓘ
repository Georgian National Museum ⓘ
researchField human evolution ⓘ
paleoanthropology ⓘ
sex male (inferred) ⓘ
significance challenges strict species separation among early Homo fossils ⓘ
informs understanding of early Homo variation ⓘ
supports view of high intraspecific variation in early Homo ⓘ
siteContext Dmanisi medieval village and underlying fossil-bearing deposits ⓘ
linked to: Dmanisi
stratigraphicContext basalt-capped sedimentary sequence at Dmanisi ⓘ
taxon Homo erectus sensu lato ⓘ
linked to: Homo erectus

early Homo ⓘ
usedIn comparative analyses with African and Asian Homo erectus ⓘ
studies of early human evolution ⓘ

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