Two Features of the Plesianthropus Skull

Abstract

THE skull of Plesianthropus which we discovered on April 18 is in almost perfect condition ; but being the skull of apparently a middle-aged female, some of the sutures are closed and their positions difficult to determine. Still, many can be made out. We hope within a few months to be able to send for publication a complete account of the skull ; and when this is published the Plesianthropus skull will be almost as satisfactorily known as that of man or any of the living apes. As this complete account will probably be published to the world in less than a year, it will be unnecessary to give preliminary accounts of many of the interesting features ; but there are certain points which some English anatomists consider as of very great importance, and we will give here a short account of two characters which will be sufficient to prove that Plesianthropus is not just a chimpanzee, but a being of considerably more importance.