These include aspects of cranial form, facial morphology, and mandibular anatomy. naledi shares cranial characters with species across the genus Homo, including Homo habilis, Homo rudolfensis, Homo erectus, and Middle Pleistocene Homo. Despite a relatively small cranial capacity that is within the range of australopiths and a few specimens of early Homo, H. We find that the Dinaledi cranial sample represents an anatomically homogeneous population that expands the range of morphological variation attributable to the genus Homo. naledi material was compared to Plio-Pleistocene fossil hominins using qualitative and quantitative analyses including over 100 linear measurements and ratios. 101-377, and 32 additional cranial fragments. We describe 41 elements attributed to Dinaledi Hominin (DH1eDH5) individuals and paratype U.W. In this paper, we present comprehensive descriptions and metric comparisons of the recovered cranial and mandibular material. This large skeletal sample lacks associated faunal material and currently does not have a known chronological context. The species Homo naledi was recently named from specimens recovered from the Dinaledi Chamber of the Rising Star cave system in South Africa.

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