Day M H, Leakey M D, Magori C
Nature. 1980 Mar 6;284(5751):55-6. doi: 10.1038/284055a0.
In 1976, a fossil hominid skull was recovered from the Ngaloba Beds at Laetoli, Northern Tanzania; its morphology is discussed here. The discovery of this skull is of great interest and importance because of its very substantial presumed antiquity and its largely anatomically modern morphology. The discovery has considerable implications for the antiquity and origin of modern Homo sapiens, a subject of longstanding interest and one which has gained renewed attention recently.
1976年，在坦桑尼亚北部莱托利的恩加洛巴地层中发现了一具古人类头骨化石；本文将对其形态进行讨论。这具头骨的发现极具意义，因为据推测它年代极为久远，且在解剖学形态上大体呈现现代特征。这一发现对于现代智人的古老性和起源具有重大影响，这一课题长期以来备受关注，且近来再度引发了人们的兴趣。
