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Cro-Magnon 1 preserved the skeleton of an adult male. The individual was probably middle-aged (less than 50 years old) at his death on the basis of the pattern of closure of cranial sutures. The skull of Cro-Magnon 1 does, however, show the traits that are unique to modern humans,
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Image of Cro Magnon 1 specimen. Cro Magnon 1 specimen. Photograph by David Brill. Cro Magnon 1 specimen. Photograph by David Brill.
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Comments: Cro-Magnon 1 was discovered by Louis Lartet in 1868 during railroad construction in Les Ezyies, Dordogne France. Cro-Magnon 1 was identified as the skeleton of a middle-aged adult male that was less than 50 years old at death based on the degree of closure of his cranial sutures.
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The skull at right is Cro-Magnon 1, is a male with a brain size of 1600 cc, some 200 cc larger than the average modern human.
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Cro-Magnon 1 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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URL: http://www.skullsunlimited.com/cro-magnon-skulls.html Telephone: 1-800-659-7585 Last Updated: Wednesday November 12, 2008...
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The species to which you and all other living human beings on this planet belong is Homo sapiens. Anatomically, modern humans can generally be characterized by the lighter build of their skeletons compared to earlier humans. The origin of modern Homo sapiens is not yet resolved. Two extreme scenarios have been proposed.
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Abri Cro-Magnon Les Eyzies, France (1)
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The famous dancing baby makes his first appearance in Season 1's 11th episode "Cro-Magnon". more...
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Cro-magnon extinct human of Upper Paleolithic in Europe Results for Cro-magnon...
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