Homo erectus (Sangiran 17) Cast Replica Skull #BH-018
$237.00
-Size: 9"L x 5½"W x 5"H -Species: Homo erectus -Notes: This 800,000 year old Homo erectus skull (Sangiran 17) was found in 1969 in Java, Indonesia, by a Mr. Towikromo, a citizen of Pucung Village. Homo erectus exhibits more humanlike features than any other Homo species. Its features include a long, low...
Homo erectus economy Cast Replica Skull #BH-005-EC
$165.00
Size: 8"L x 5&½"W x 5"H -Species: Homo erectus -Notes: The Homo erectus skull called “Peking Man” is also known as Pithecanthropus pekinensis (Sinanthropus). The reproduction offered here was recreated by Ian Tattersall and Gary J. Sawyer using original casts when possible. Their reproduction clearly indicates the areas that were sculpted...
Homo ergaster ("Nariokotome Boy" - KNM-WT 15000) Cast Replica Skull #BH-012
$313.00
Size: 8"L x 5½"W x 7"H -Species: Homo ergaster -Notes: This 1.6 million year old Homo ergaster skull (KNM-WT 15000), also known as "Nariokotome Boy" and "Turkana Boy" was discovered in 1984 in Nariokotome, Kenya. The first fragment was found by Kimoya Kimeu and the rest of the skeleton was...
Homo ergaster (KNM-ER 3733) Cast Replica Skull #BH-011
$219.00
Size: 7½"L x 5"W x 5½"H -Species: Homo ergaster -Notes: This 1.75 million year old Homo ergaster cranium (KNM-ER 3733) was discovered by Bernard Ngeneo in 1975 in Koobi Fora, Kenya, and described by Richard Leakey in Nature in 1976. Several teeth are intact, but no mandible was ever found....
Homo floresiensis Cast Replica Skull #BH-033-2
$338.00
Size: 6"L x 4¼"W x 5¼"H -Species: Homo floresiensis -Notes: The 18,000 year old Homo floresiensis skull (Flores Skull LB1) was discovered by paleoanthropologist Peter Brown and his team on the island of Flores, Indonesia, in 2003 and reported in Nature in 2004. A skeleton of this species, which has been...
Homo habilis (KNM-ER 1813) Cast Replica Skull #BH-002
$219.00
Size: 6½"L x 4½"W x 4½"H -Species: Homo erectus -Notes: This 1.9 million year old Homo habilis Skull (KNM-ER 1813) was discovered by Kamoya Kimeu in 1973 at Koobi Fora, Kenya, and described by Richard Leakey in Nature in 1973. There is still controversy about this specimen's classification, with some scientists...
Homo habilis (OH 24) Cast Replica Skull #BH-010
$219.00
Size: 6½"L x 4½"W x 4½"H -Species: Homo erectus -Notes: This 1.8 million year old Homo habilis cranium (OH 24) was discovered by Peter Nzube in 1968 and first described by Clark, and Mary & Louis Leakey in Nature in 1971. This nearly complete but badly crushed specimen represented the...
Homo habilis economy Cast Replica Skull #BH-002-EC
$165.00
Size: 6&½"L x 4&½"W x 4&½"H -Species: Homo habilis -Notes: This Homo habilis skull (KNM-ER 1813) was discovered by K. Kimeu in 1973 at Koobi Fora, Kenya, and described by R. Leakey in Nature in 1973. There is still controversy about this specimen's classification, with some scientists opting to classify it as an...
Homo heidelbergensis (Atapuerca 5 - AKA Homo antecessor) Cast Replica Skull #BH-022
$342.00
Size: 8"L x 5&½"W x 7&½"H -Species: Homo heidelbergensis (disputed as H. antecessor or H. erectus) -Notes: This 350,000 to 500,000 year old Homo heidelbergensis skull ("Atapuerca 5") was discovered in Spain in 1992 by Juan-Luis Arsuaga, in the fossil-rich caves of Sima de los Huesos (Bone Pit), Sierra de Atapuerca,...
Homo heidelbergensis (Broken Hill 1 - "Rhodesian Man") Cast Replica Skull #BH-004
$219.00
Size: 9"L x 6"W x 6"H -Species: Homo heidelbergensis -Notes: The Homo heidelbergensis cranium (Broken Hill 1) was discovered in Kabwe, Zambia (formerly Rhodesia), by miner Tom Zwigelaar and originally described by paleontologist Arthur Woodward in 1921 in Nature as "Rhodesian Man" (H. rhodesiensis). This is the first human ancestor...
Homo neanderthalensis (Neanderthal - La Chapelle-aux-Saints) Cast Replica Skull #BH-009-2
$321.00
-Size: 9"L x 6"W x 7"H -Species: Homo neanderthalensis -Notes: This 50,000 year old Homo neanderthalensis skull was discovered by Amedee and Jean Bouyssomie, and Josef Bonneval in 1908 in La Chapelle-aux-Saints, France. It was the most complete Neanderthal skull found at the time. Called the "old man," this individual...
Homo neanderthalensis (Neanderthal - La Ferrassie 1) Cast Replica Skull #BH-019
$310.00
-Size: 9"L x 6"W x 7"H -Species: Homo neanderthalensis -Notes: This 50,000 year old Homo neanderthalensis skull (La Ferrassie 1) was discovered in France in 1909 and described that same year by Louis Capitan and Denis Peyrony. A more thorough study of the La Ferrassie skeleton was published in 1976...
Homo neanderthalensis (Neanderthal - Teshik-Tash Child) Cast Replica Skull #BH-027
$310.00
-Size: 7&½"L x 5&½"W x 6&½"H -Species: Homo neanderthalensis -Notes: This 70,000 year old Homo neanderthalensis child skull was discovered by A. Okladnikov in Teshik-Tash cave, Uzbekistan in 1938. This skull helped establish the easternmost range of Neanderthals. It has been suggested that this skeleton was buried in a ritual fashion. With...
Homo rudolfensis (KNM-ER 1470) Cast Replica Skull #BH-013
$216.00
Size: 8"L x 5½"W x 5"H -Species: Homo rudolfensis -Notes: Considered to have lived 2 million years ago, the Homo rudolfensis cranium (KNM-ER 1470) was discovered by Bernard Ngeneo in 1972 at Koobi Fora in Kenya and described by Richard Leakey in Nature in 1973. The classification of this specimen has...
Homo sapiens (Cro-Magnon 1) Cast Replica Skull #BH-017
$219.00
Size: 8¼"L x 6"W x 6¾"H -Species: Homo sapiens -Notes: This 32,000-30,000 year old Homo sapiens (Cro-Magnon 1) cranium was discovered by French geologist Louis Lartet and Henry Christy on a limestone cliff in 1868 (during the construction of railway lines in Les-Eyzies, France). Cro-Magnon, meaning "big cliff," represents the...
Homo sapiens (Cro-Magnon 1) Cast Replica Skull with Jaw #BH-017-C
$310.00
Size: 8½"L x 6"W x 7½"H -Species: Homo sapiens -Notes: This 32,000-30,000 year old Homo sapiens (Cro-Magnon 1) cranium was discovered by French geologist Louis Lartet and Henry Christy on a limestone cliff in 1868 (during the construction of railway lines in Les-Eyzies, France). Cro-Magnon, meaning "big cliff," represents the...
Hornbill Skull (Black Hornbill) Cast Replica - Anthracoceros malayanus #BC-175
$195.00
-Size: 8½"L x 2"W x 3½"H -Species: Anthracoceros malayanus -Notes: Asian black hornbills are medium-sized hornbills found primarily in lowland and swampland forests over Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. Hornbills are named for their horn shaped beaks often topped by a large hollow chamber called a casque. Made of keratin, casques are...
Hornbill Skull (Wreathed Hornbill) Cast Replica - Aceros undulatus #BC-174
$195.00
-Size: 6¾"L x 2"W x 2¾"H -Species: Aceros undulatus -Notes: The wreathed hornbill is a large (4-8 pounds) black bird with a yellowish tail, red eyes, and a long, thick beak topped with a small 'wreathed' casque with up to 9 ridges. The male has a bright yellow inflatable throat pouch,...
Horsehoe Crab Fossil 5&1/2" - Mesolimulus walchi
$780.00
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-Horseshoe Crab Size: 5&1/2"L -Matrix Size: 7&3/4"W x 10&1/4"H x 5/16" thick -Fossil on Custom Metal Stand Size: 7&3/4"W x 10&3/4"H x 3" deep -Species: Mesolimulus walchi -Notes: An excellent and very well-detailed specimen of the iconic horseshoe crab! This piece, from the world-famous Solnhofen Formation (home of Archaeopteryx), comes...
Human Child Skull (2-3 years old) Cast Replica - Homo sapiens #BC-275
$255.00
-Size: 6½"L x 4½"W x 5½"H -Species: Homo sapiens (“Wise Man”) -Notes: The age of this skull was determined by reference to the natural bone specimen and a panoramic radiograph. An examination of both suggests an age between 2 and 3 years. There are 10 teeth in the maxillary arcade and...
Human Child Skull (5-9 years old) Cast Replica - Homo sapiens #BC-276
$255.00
-Size: 6½"L x 5"W x 6½"H -Species: Homo sapiens (“Wise Man”) -Notes: The age of the skull was determined by referring to the natural bone specimen and a panoramic radiograph, both of which suggest an age range of 5-9 years. There are 12 teeth in the maxillary arcade and 12 teeth in...
Human Fetal Skulls (set of 3) Cast Replicas - Homo sapiens #BC-182-Set
$250.00
-Size of 31 week old: 3"L x 2½"W x 2½"H -Size of 32 week old: 3¾"L x 3"W x 3"H -Size of 40 week old: 4½"L x 3½"W x 3½"H -Species: Homo sapiens (“Wise Man”) -Notes: A comparison set of three human skulls in fetal development, ranging from 31, 32, and 40 weeks (near...
Human Skull (African male) Cast Replica - Homo sapiens #BC-110
$255.00
-Size: 7½"L x 5"W x 6½"H -Species: Homo sapiens (“Wise Man”) -Notes: This is an excellent example of an African skull and perfect for use with our Asian and European skulls for comparative study. Although the concept of race assessment is controversial, certain features of the skull may be of use in...
Human Skull (African-American female) Cast Replica - Homo sapiens #BC-178
$255.00
-Size: 8"L x 5"W x 7"H -Species: Homo sapiens (“Wise Man”) -Notes: This is an excellent example of an African American female skull. Features suggestive of African-American ancestry are the moderate alveolar prognathism, flat nasal region (including the nasal root), broad nasal aperture, retreating zygoma, somewhat truncated nasal spine, and retreating forehead....
Human Skull (Asian female) Cast Replica - Homo sapiens #BC-149
$255.00
-Size: 7¾"L x 5"W x 6¾"H -Species: Homo sapiens (“Wise Man”) -Notes: This human skull is an excellent example of an Asian female. Some of the features that suggest Asian ancestry include a flat nasal root, an obtuse nasal angle, a somewhat rounded dental arcade in the upper jaw, mild to moderate...
Human Skull (Asian female) Economy Cast Replica - Homo sapiens #BC-059E
$152.00
-Size: 7"L x 5"W x 6½"H -Notes: While care is taken to ensure the major features of the skull are preserved, the small details of the neural passages may not be opened, making it possible to produce a more economical replica that is still an excellent teaching aide. Analysis of...
Human Skull (Asian male) Cast Replica - Homo sapiens #BC-016
$250.00
Size: 8 ½"L x 5"W x 6"H -Species: Homo sapiens (“Wise Man”) -Notes: This is an excellent example of a skull from an Asian individual with a metopic suture. A metopic suture is the union point for the two halves of the frontal bone that fuse during skeletal development and is usually...
Human Skull (Australian Aboriginal male) Cast Replica - Homo sapiens #BC-031
$270.00
Size: 8½"L x 5"W x 6"H -Species: Homo sapiens (“Wise Man”) -Notes: This human male Australian Aboriginal skull was found in 1905 near the lower Darling River in New South Wales, Australia, and was known to be from a very stout 50-year-old male of the Bindaboo Tribe. This specimen highlights...
Human Skull (European female) Cast Replica - Homo sapiens #BC-133
$255.00
-Size: 7½"L x 5"W x 7½"H -Species: Homo sapiens (“Wise Man”) -Notes: This human skull is complex: the totality of features is most suggestive that the individual was European; however, a reasonable differential analysis would include Hispanic individuals and some Asians (including especially an individual from India). Although generally gracile, the specimen...
Human Skull (European male) Cast Replica - Homo sapiens #BC-107
$255.00
-Size: 7½"L x 5½"W x 7"H -Species: Homo sapiens (“Wise Man”) -Notes: This human male European skull is perfect for use with our Asian and African skulls for comparative study. Although the concept of race assessment is controversial, certain features of the skull may be of use in differentiating ancestral groups....
Human Skull (Polynesian male) Cast Replica - Homo sapiens #BC-302
$309.00
-Size: 8"L x 5½"W x 8"H -Species: Homo sapiens (“Wise Man”) -Notes: Cranial measurements taken by the Maxwell Museum suggest that this skull is likely of Polynesian heritage. The sagittal keel, parietal bossing, the broad, prominent basiooccipital, and the rocker jaw are all excellent for comparison purposes with skulls from other populations....
Humboldt Squid Beak in Glass Dome - Dosidicus gigas
$200.00
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-Dome Size: 4&1/2"H x 5"W -Species: Dosidicus gigas -Notes: The Humboldt Squid is said to be more dangerous than sharks according to Mexican fishermen, whom have dubbed the creature diablo rojo ("Red Devils"). They are the only squid documented for attacking humans. -Location: eastern Pacific Ocean This item can not...
Hummingbird Skull (Ruby-throated Hummingbird) Cast Replica - Archilochus colubris #BC-151
$82.00
-Size: 1"L x ½"W x ¼"H -Species: Archilochus colubris -Notes: The ruby-throated hummingbird is mostly found in eastern and central US, but breeds throughout the central US and Central America. Often found in gardens, it winters in tropical rainforest. Reaching a length of only 3 inches, it is, along with other hummingbirds, the...
Hyaena Skull (Spotted Hyena) Cast Replica - Crocuta crocuta #BC-032
$269.00
-Size: 11"L x 7"W x 6½"H -Species: Crocuta crocuta -Notes: Hyenas are a felid-like animal that resides in the savannas, grasslands, woodlands, and even mountains in sub-Saharan Africa. This female specimen is that of a spotted hyena, who are significantly larger and more aggressive than their male counterparts. While hyenas may...
Ibis Skull (Scarlet Ibis) Cast Replica - Eudocimus ruber #BC-176
$163.00
-Size: 7½"L x 1"W x 1½"H -Species: Eudocimus ruber -Notes: The scarlet ibis occurs in South America and on islands in the Caribbean. Like all ibises, they are wading birds with long legs and a long, curved bill. Completely scarlet except for black wing tips, they derive their color from the...
Jackson's Chameleon Skeleton - Triceros jacksonii
$225.00
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-Shadow box size: 6"L x 8"W x 2&1/2" deep -Species: Triceros jacksonii -Notes: A beautifully posed skeleton of a Jackson's Chameleon (also known as "Jackson's horned chameleon," as well as the "Kikuyu three-horned chameleon"). It was named for the English governor of Kenya, explorer and ornithologist Frederick John Jackson. -Location: East...
Kenyanthropus platyops (KNM-WT-40000) Cast Replica Skull #BH-020
$294.00
-Size: 6½"L x 4½"W x 5"H -Species: Kenyanthropus platyops -Notes: This 50,000 year old Kenyanthropus platyops skull (KNM-WT-40000) was discovered in 1999 by J. Erus (a member of Meave Leakey's team) west of Lake Turkana, Kenya. The specimen was described in Nature in 2001. Leakey and colleagues viewed the finds as...
Kiwi Skull (Southern Brown Kiwi) Cast Replica - Apteryx australis #BC-165
$168.00
-Size: 8"L x 1&½"W x 1&½"H -Species: Apteryx australis -Notes: Living in the New Zealand forests, the brown kiwi (as well as all kiwis) produces the largest egg, proportional to its size, of any bird. The egg weighs around one pound and practically fills the entire body cavity. The small kiwi...
Lemur (Aye-aye) Hand & Foot Life Cast Replica Set - Daubentonia madagascariensis #LC-33-PR
$146.00
-Size: 3&½"L x 2&½"W x 2&½"H -Species: Daubentonia madagascariensis -Notes: Perhaps one of the most unusual primates, the aye-aye is found on the island of Madagascar. About the size of a house cat, it has very large ears, a reduction in teeth with rodent-like incisors, and a specialized middle finger used...
Lemur Skull (Aye-aye) Cast Replica - Daubentonia madagascariensis #BC-353
$195.00
-Size: 3&½"L x 2&½"W x 2&½"H -Species: Daubentonia madagascariensis -Notes: Perhaps one of the most unusual primates, the aye-aye is found on the island of Madagascar. About the size of a house cat, it has very large ears, a reduction in teeth with rodent-like incisors, and a specialized middle finger used...
Lemur Skull (Indri) Cast Replica - Indri indri #BC-282
$163.00
-Size: 4”L x 2&1/2”W x 2&1/2”H -Species: Indri indri -Notes: The indri, like all other lemurs, is endemic to Madagascar. The largest of the prosimians, the Indri may reach a weight of about 29 pounds and a length of 4 feet (with its legs extended). It is easily distinguished from other...
Lemur Skull (Ring-tailed) Cast Replica - Lemur catta #BC-087
$136.00
-Size: 3&1/2”L x 2”W x 2”H -Species: Lemur catta -Notes: These beautiful animals are well known for their striking black and white tail and walking on their hind legs. From Madagascar, they spend most of their time foraging in the trees for fruit, leaves and flowers. They are also extremely sociable....
Lemur Skull (Sifaka) Cast Replica - Propithecus verreauxi #BC-284
$163.00
-Size: 3"L x 2&¼"W x 2&½"H -Species: Priopithecus verreauxi -Notes: The sifaka is an endangered species (threatened by deforestation) endemic to Madagascar, home to dozens of lemur species. Propithecus verreauxi comprises four subspecies, all of which share beautiful white fur but with distinctive markings. Some extinct species were possibly much larger than...
Lizard Skull (Gila Monster) Cast Replica - Heloderma suspectum #BC-006
$142.00
-Size: 3"L x 2&½"W x 1&½"H -Species: Heloderma suspectum -Notes: The Gila monster is a large lizard native to the southwestern portion of the North American continent. This skull is cast from a large and old specimen with excellent teeth and epidermal knobs. It can be found in terrestrial arid areas, deserts and dry...
Lizard Skull (Komodo Dragon) Cast Replica - Varanus komodoensis #BC-027
$268.00
-Size: 8&¾"L x 4&½"W x 3&¼"H -Species: Varanus komodoensis -Notes: Komodo dragons are the heaviest and longest of the world's lizards growing to a length of 10 feet and weighing upwards of 300 pounds. Their skulls are very similar to the extinct aquatic reptiles known as mosasaurs. Mosasaurs and monitor lizards are not...
Loris Skull (Slow Loris) Cast Replica - Nycticebus coucang #BC-264
$110.00
-Size: 2½"L x 1½"W x 1½"H -Species: Nycticebus coucang -Notes: The slow Loris is found in tropical forests in Southeast Asia. This round-faced prosimian with big, fixed eyes is 10-15 inches long and weighs 1-3.3 pounds. Its thumb and big toe are at right angles to the other digits and are...
Magellanic Penguin Taxidermy - Spheniscus magellanicus
$1,000.00
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-Size: 17” tall (with wooden base) x 10”Lx 12&1/2”W -Species: Spheniscus magellanicus -Notes: A museum-quality taxidermy specimen of a Magellanic penguin. Comes with a custom wooden base. -Location: Argentina, Chile, Brazil, and the Falkland Islands. This item can not be sent outside of the USA.
Manatee Skull Cast Replica - Trichechus manatus #BC-046
$418.00
-Size: 13"L x 8½"W x 7½"H -Species: Trichechus manatus -Notes: Manatees are more closely related to elephants, hyraxes and aardvarks than to seemingly similar cetaceans (whales and dolphins). While this aquatic mammal is largely herbivorous, it may sometimes feed on fish or invertebrates. With a torpedo-like shape, they average 10 feet...
