CategoryendocastDate Collected1924Place CollectedAfrica: South Africa, North West Province
Item Details
CategoryendocastDate Collected1924Place CollectedAfrica: South Africa, North West Province
Accession Number
AFC972.2.17c
Scientific NameAustralopithecus africanusCategory
endocast
Side
right
Type Status
holotype
Fossil Owner
MSUW
Fossil Collector
Dart, R.A.
Date Collected
1924
Place Collected
Africa: South Africa, North West Province
Site
Taung, Buxton Limeworks
Age
juvenile 3.3 years
Description
Plaster cast of a endocast, right
Materials
plaster
Geologic Age
Plio-Pleistocene
Stratigraphy
Thabaseek tufa
Citation
Page Citation for AFC972.2.17c - Australopithecus africanus
Page Citation
"AFC972.2.17c - Australopithecus africanus, Fossil Hominid Cast Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/32-72412. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.