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Object Number 2015.1.16.1662
Display Title Australopithecus africanus
Descriptions
Object Description Cast of 12 vertebrae, nearly complete right pelvis, fragmentary left pelvism partial sacrum, right distal humerus, right proximal radius and ulna, fragmentary scapula and partial clavicle of Stw 431
Classification
  • Paleoanthropological
Department Osteological
Date 2.6 - 2.0 million years ago
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / South Africa / <State> / Sterkfontein
Materials Plastic
Quantity 20
Label on object STW 431 2015.1.16.1662

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