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AFC971.2.3 - Australopithecus africanus

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Categoryradius Date Collected1949 Place CollectedAfrica: South Africa, Gauteng

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Categoryradius Date Collected1949 Place CollectedAfrica: South Africa, Gauteng
Accession Number AFC971.2.3 Scientific Name Australopithecus africanus Category radius Position proximal Side left Portion fragment Alternate Taxon Plesianthropus transvaalensis Fossil Owner Transvaal Museum of Natural History Fossil Collector Robinson, J.T. Date Collected 1949 Place Collected Africa: South Africa, Gauteng Site Sterkfontein Age adult Description Cast of a radius, left proximal fragment Geologic Age Plio-Pleistocene Stratigraphy Lower Breccia

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"AFC971.2.3 - Australopithecus africanus, Fossil Hominid Cast Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/32-72311. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.