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To: mlc9852
That's the interpretation of some, not all. I'm still waiting for them to find the famous "ape-like creature".

Mlc, meet Mrs. Ples. Mrs. Ples, meet mlc.




Fossil: Sts 5 Site: Sterkfontein Cave South Africa (1)

Discovered By: R. Broom & J. Robinson 1947 (1)

Estimated Age of Fossil: 2.5 mya * determined by Stratigraphic, floral & faunal data (1, 4)

Species Name: Australopithecus africanus (1, 2)

Gender: Male (based on CAT scan of wisdom teeth roots) (1, 30) Female (original interpretation) (4)

Cranial Capacity: 485 cc (2, 4)

Information: No tools found in same layer (4)

Interpretation: Erect posture (based on forward facing foramen magnum) (8)

Nickname: Mrs. Ples (1)

See original source for notes:
http://www.mos.org/evolution/fossils/fossilview.php?fid=24

153 posted on 01/26/2006 3:04:08 PM PST by Coyoteman (I love the sound of beta decay in the morning!)
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To: Coyoteman

Why do you think Australopithecus africanus was not human?


167 posted on 01/26/2006 3:11:40 PM PST by mlc9852
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To: Coyoteman

That's Stephen Biko's skull.


186 posted on 01/26/2006 3:17:42 PM PST by Rightwing Conspiratr1
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