Fig. 2: DAN5/P1 facial fragments and face reconstruction.
From: New reconstruction of DAN5 cranium (Gona, Ethiopia) supports complex emergence of Homo erectus
Original fossil fragments of face: a right and left hemimaxillae, b left infraorbital region and left frontal process of the zygomatic bone. c Inferior and d anterior-oblique views showing surface renderings of original pieces in anatomical position after removal of matrix via segmentation and virtual reconstruction of face. Colors serve to highlight individual fragments manipulated in the reconstruction process. Arrow indicates the left zygomatic root, which was displaced during the fossilization process (seen in a) and re-positioned with reference to the corresponding morphology on the right during the virtual reconstruction (seen in (d); Supplementary Fig. 1). e Anterior and f lateral views of cranial reconstruction in Frankfort Horizontal after duplicating and reflecting pieces across the midline and positioning face on cranial vault. All surface renderings visualized at FOV 0° (parallel). Photographs copyright M. Rogers.
