At the same meeting, Woodward announced that a reconstruction of the fragments indicated that the skull was in many ways similar to that of a modern human, except for the occiput (the part of the skull that sits on the spinal column), and brain size, which was about two-thirds that of a modern human. He went on to indicate that, save for two human-like molar teeth, the jaw bone was indistinguishable from that of a modern, young chimpanzee. From the British Museum's reconstruction of the skull, Woodward proposed that Piltdown Man represented an evolutionary missing link between apes and humans, since the combination of a human-like cranium with an ape-like jaw tended to support the notion then prevailing in England that human evolution began with the brain. thumb|left|upright|A 1913 reconstruction of "Eoanthropus dawsoni" The find was considered legitimate by Otto Schoetensack who had discovered the Heidelberg fossils just a few years earlier; he described it as being the best evidence for an ape-like ancestor of modern humans.Russell, Miles. 2012. The Piltdown Man Hoax: Case Closed. History press. p. 81 Almost from the outset, Woodward's reconstruction of the Piltdown fragments was strongly challenged by some researchers. At the Royal College of Surgeons, copies of the same fragments used by the British Museum in their reconstruction were used to produce an entirely different model, one that in brain size and other features resembled a modern human. This reconstruction, by Arthur Keith, was called Homo piltdownensis in reflection of its more human appearance.
at the same meeting woodward announced that a reconstruction of the fragments indicated that the skull was in many ways similar to that of a modern human except for the occiput (the part of the skull that sits on the spinal column) and brain size which was about two-thirds that of a modern human he went on to indicate that save for two human-like molar teeth the jaw bone was indistinguishable from that of a modern young chimpanzee from the british museum's reconstruction of the skull woodward proposed that piltdown man represented an evolutionary missing link between apes and humans since the combination of a human-like cranium with an ape-like jaw tended to support the notion then prevailing in england that human evolution began with the brain thumb|left|upright|a 1913 reconstruction of "eoanthropus dawsoni" the find was considered legitimate by otto schoetensack who had discovered the heidelberg fossils just a few years earlier; he described it as being the best evidence for an ape-like ancestor of modern humansrussell miles 2012 the piltdown man hoax case closed history press p 81 almost from the outset woodward's reconstruction of the piltdown fragments was strongly challenged by some researchers at the royal college of surgeons copies of the same fragments used by the british museum in their reconstruction were used to produce an entirely different model one that in brain size and other features resembled a modern human this reconstruction by arthur keith was called homo piltdownensis in reflection of its more human appearance