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AFC974.17.12 - Australopithecus africanus

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Categoryendocast Date Collected1924 Place CollectedAfrica: South Africa

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Categoryendocast Date Collected1924 Place CollectedAfrica: South Africa
Accession Number AFC974.17.12 Scientific Name Australopithecus africanus Category endocast Side right Type Status holotype Cast Source Faculty of Dentistry, University of Alberta Fossil Owner MSUW Fossil Collector Dart, R.A. Date Collected 1924 Place Collected Africa: South Africa Site Taung Age infant Description Plastic cast of a endocast, right Materials plastic Geologic Age Plio-Pleistocene

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"AFC974.17.12 - Australopithecus africanus, Fossil Hominid Cast Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/32-73677. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.