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AFC989.6.1d - Australopithecus africanus

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Categorycranium Date Collected1936 Place CollectedAfrica: South Africa, Transvaal

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Categorycranium Date Collected1936 Place CollectedAfrica: South Africa, Transvaal
Accession Number AFC989.6.1d Scientific Name Australopithecus africanus Category cranium Subcategory maxilla Alternate Taxon Plesianthropus transvaalensis-TYPE Fossil Owner Transvaal Museum Fossil Casts Fossil Collector Broom, R.; Barlow, G. Date Collected 1936 Place Collected Africa: South Africa, Transvaal Site Sterkfontein Age adult Description Plastic cast of a cranium, maxilla Materials plastic Geologic Age Plio-Pleistocene Sex male

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"AFC989.6.1d - Australopithecus africanus, Fossil Hominid Cast Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/32-73456. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.