CategorymandibleDate Collected1948Place CollectedAfrica: South Africa
Item Details
CategorymandibleDate Collected1948Place CollectedAfrica: South Africa
Accession Number
AFC972.2.2
Scientific NameAustralopithecus africanusCategory
mandible
Portion
fragment with left M2-right M2
Alternate Taxon
Australopithecus prometheus
Fossil Owner
MSUW
Fossil Collector
Hughes, A.R.; Kitching, S.
Date Collected
1948
Place Collected
Africa: South Africa
Site
Makapansgat
Age
juvenile
Description
Plaster cast of a mandible, fragment with left M2-right M2
Materials
plaster
Geologic Age
Plio-Pleistocene
Sex
male
Citation
Page Citation for AFC972.2.2 - Australopithecus africanus
Page Citation
"AFC972.2.2 - Australopithecus africanus, Fossil Hominid Cast Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/32-72393. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.