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AFC972.2.18b - Australopithecus africanus

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Categorymandible Date Collected1924 Place CollectedAfrica: South Africa, North West Province

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Categorymandible Date Collected1924 Place CollectedAfrica: South Africa, North West Province
Accession Number AFC972.2.18b Scientific Name Australopithecus africanus Category mandible 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 mandible Materials plaster Geologic Age Plio-Pleistocene Stratigraphy Thabaseek tufa

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"AFC972.2.18b - Australopithecus africanus, Fossil Hominid Cast Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/32-72414. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.