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AFC974.17.57a - Australopithecus africanus

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Categorymandible Date Collected1956 Place CollectedAfrica: South Africa, Transvaal

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Categorymandible Date Collected1956 Place CollectedAfrica: South Africa, Transvaal
Accession Number AFC974.17.57a Scientific Name Australopithecus africanus Category mandible Side left Portion M2 Alternate Taxon Australopithecus prometheus; Australopithecus africanus trasnvaalensis Cast Source Faculty of Dentistry, University of Alberta Fossil Collector Dart, R.A. Date Collected 1956 Place Collected Africa: South Africa, Transvaal Site Makapansgat Description Plastic cast of a mandible, left M2 Materials plastic Geologic Age Plio-Pleistocene Stratigraphy Lower Phase I Breccia

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"AFC974.17.57a - Australopithecus africanus, Fossil Hominid Cast Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/32-73712. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.