DNH 7 (Eurydice)

DNH 7 is an almost completely preserved skull with associated mandible of Paranthropus robustus. It was discovered in 1994 in the province of Gauteng, South Africa. In close proximity to this fossil, a well preserved lower jaw (was DNH 8) was discovered as well. The age of both individuals was estimated to be 1.5 to 2 million years. DNH 7 is sometimes nicknamed "Eurydice" and DNH 8 is " Orpheus ". DNH stands for Drimolen Hominid, and custody of the fossils is the School of Anatomical Sciences of Witwatersrand University .

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• André W. Keyser: The Drimolen skull: the most complete australopithecine cranium and mandible to date. In: South African Journal of Science. Volume 96, 2000, pp 189-193. Can be read here.

• The Smithsonian Institution's Human Origins Program. Can be read here.

• Bone clones, inc. Can be read here.