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Object Number
2015.1.16.461
Display Title
Paranthropus robustus
Descriptions
Object Description
Cast of partial mandible and partial cranium of TM 1517
Classification
- Paleoanthropological
Department
Osteological
Date
2.0 - 1.5 million years ago
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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South Africa
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Kromdraai
Intrasite
Phase II Breccia, upper 3 m. at Site B.
Materials
Plastic
Dimensions
Overall: 5.5 × 3 × 10 cm (2 3/16 × 1 3/16 × 3 15/16 in.)
Overall: 11 × 7.9 × 17.7 cm (4 5/16 × 3 1/8 × 6 15/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
2015.1.16.461 1969 Wenner-Gren Fdtn. F-KR2/13 ; 2015.1.16.461 1972 Wenner-Gren Fdtn. F-Kr1/11
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