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AFC989.8.1 - Australopithecus africanus

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Categoryinnominate Date Collected1947 Place CollectedAfrica: South Africa, Gauteng

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Categoryinnominate Date Collected1947 Place CollectedAfrica: South Africa, Gauteng
Accession Number AFC989.8.1 Scientific Name Australopithecus africanus Category innominate Side right Alternate Taxon Plesianthropus transvaalensis Fossil Owner Transvaal Museum of Natural History Fossil Collector Broom, R.; Robinson, J.T. Date Collected 1947 Place Collected Africa: South Africa, Gauteng Site Sterkfontein Age adult Description Plastic cast of an innominate, right Materials plastic Geologic Age Plio-Pleistocene Sex female Stratigraphy Lower Breccia

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"AFC989.8.1 - Australopithecus africanus, Fossil Hominid Cast Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/32-73458. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.