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Accession Number AFC973.1.3 Scientific Name Australopithecus africanus Category cranium Subcategory maxilla Side left Portion fragment with M1-M3 Alternate Taxon Plesianthropus transvaalensis Fossil Owner Transvaal Museum of Natural History Fossil Collector Robinson, J.T.; Broom, R. Date Collected 1947-06 Place Collected Africa: South Africa Site Sterkfontein Age juvenile Description Cast of a cranium, left maxilla fragment with M1-M3 Geologic Age Plio-Pleistocene Stratigraphy Lower Breccia