CategorymetacarpalDate Collected1949Place CollectedAfrica: South Africa
Item Details
CategorymetacarpalDate Collected1949Place CollectedAfrica: South Africa
Accession Number
AFC970.1.30
Scientific NameParanthropus robustusCategory
metacarpal
Subcategory
1
Side
left
Alternate Taxon
Paranthropus crassidens; Australopithecus robustus
Fossil Owner
Transvaal Museum of Natural History
Fossil Collector
Broom, R.; Robinson, J.T.
Date Collected
1949
Place Collected
Africa: South Africa
Site
Swartkrans
Age
adult
Description
Plastic cast of a metacarpal, left 1
Materials
plastic
Geologic Age
Plio-Pleistocene
Citation
Page Citation for AFC970.1.30 - Paranthropus robustus
Page Citation
"AFC970.1.30 - Paranthropus robustus, Fossil Hominid Cast Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/32-72307. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.