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Object Number
2015.1.16.1899
Display Title
Australopithecus afarensis
Descriptions
Object Description
Cast of right proximal metacarpal III AL 333w-6
Classification
- Paleoanthropological
Department
Osteological
Date
3.2 million years ago
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Ethiopia
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Hadar
Intrasite
Locality 333 Denen Dora Member between DD2 and DD3
Materials
Plaster
Dimensions
Overall: 3.8 × 1.2 × 1.5 cm (1 1/2 × 1/2 × 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
AL 333w-6 2015.1.16.1899
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