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Object Number 2015.1.16.1563
Display Title Australopithecus africanus
Descriptions
Object Description Cast of posterior cranium MLD 37/38
Classification
  • Paleoanthropological
Department Osteological
Date 3.6 - 2.588 million years ago
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / South Africa / <State> / <County> / <City> / Makapansgat
Intrasite Upper Phase I Breccia Memb. 4
Materials Plaster
Dimensions Overall: 13.5 × 12.3 × 16 cm (5 5/16 × 4 13/16 × 6 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object MLD 37/38 2015.1.16.1563

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