Scientific illustration

Computer artwork of the head of an early human. Ancestral human species, now extinct, include Homo habilis and Homo erectus, which are present in the fossil record from around 2.5 to 2 million years ago. Modern humans (Homo sapiens) evolved a few hundred thousand years ago.

Modelled in 3ds Max with Brazil R/S skin shader for sub-surface scattering.

Image available for license from Science Photo Library.