[Coyoteman]

Piltdown Man, Nebraska Man, Ramapithecus, and Australopithecus are names affectionately given to some of the jawbones, teeth and other fragmentary pieces of bones claimed to be the ancestor of Homo Sapiens and later recognized as hoaxes or mistakes.

Here are some additional "jawbones, teeth and other fragmentary pieces of bones" for your amusement and edification.

Figure 1.4.4. Fossil hominid skulls. Some of the figures have been modified for ease of comparison (only left-right mirroring or removal of a jawbone). (Images © 2000 Smithsonian Institution.)

(A) Pan troglodytes, chimpanzee, modern
(B) Australopithecus africanus, STS 5, 2.6 My
(C) Australopithecus africanus, STS 71, 2.5 My
(D) Homo habilis, KNM-ER 1813, 1.9 My
(E) Homo habilis, OH24, 1.8 My
(F) Homo rudolfensis, KNM-ER 1470, 1.8 My
(G) Homo erectus, Dmanisi cranium D2700, 1.75 My
(H) Homo ergaster (early H. erectus), KNM-ER 3733, 1.75 My
(I) Homo heidelbergensis, "Rhodesia man," 300,000 - 125,000 y
(J) Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, La Ferrassie 1, 70,000 y
(K) Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, La Chappelle-aux-Saints, 60,000 y
(L) Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, Le Moustier, 45,000 y
(M) Homo sapiens sapiens, Cro-Magnon I, 30,000 y
(N) Homo sapiens sapiens, modern

[moog]

I wondered what happened to my great, great, great, great grandpa Bill.:)

[Liberty Wins]

Thanks for the darling pics of all the skulls. However, that doesn't make me feel any better. Will the paleos never stop trying to make apes into men?

[moog]

That Homo hablilis (D) skull is from a goa 'uld or a tokra operative I think.