Saldanha man

Saldanha man

Saldanha man also known as Saldanha cranium or Elandsfontein craium are fossilized remains of a hominid species believed to be homo heidelbergensis. The remains were found in Elandsfontein, located in the Saldanha Bay of South Africa.

ee also

*List of human fossils

External links

*cite journal|title=Studies on the condition and structure of bone of the Saldanha fossil cranium|url=http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/110515503/abstract|doi=10.1002/ajpa.1330500410
*cite journal|url=http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/110522835/abstract|title=The saldanha skull from hopefield, South Africa|doi=10.1002/ajpa.1330120309


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