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Mrs. Ples

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Deutsch: Kompletter Original-Schädel (Unterkiefer und Oberkiefer-Zähne fehlen) der 2,1 Millionen Jahre alten Spezies Australopithecus africanus, Fundort Südafrika, bekannt unter dem Namen Mrs. Ples.
Sammlung des Transvaal Museums, Northern Flagship Institut, Pretoria, Südafrika. (Katalognummer STS 5, Sterkfontein-Höhle, hominides Fossil Nr. 5)
English: The original complete skull (without upper teeth and mandible) of a 2.1 million year old Australopithecus africanus specimen so-called Mrs. Ples, discovered in South Africa.
Collection of the Transvaal Museum, Northern Flagship Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. (catalogue number STS 5, Sterkfontein cave, hominid fossil number 5)
Français : Le crâne original entier (sans les dents supérieures et la mâchoire inférieure) de « Mrs. Ples », un spécimen d'Australopithecus africanus de 2,1 millions d'années découvert en Afrique du Sud.
Collection du Transvaal Museum, Northern Flagship Institute, Pretoria, Afrique du Sud. (code catalogue STS 5, grotte de Sterkfontein, fossile d'hominidé numéro 5)
Simple English: The original complete skull (upper teeth and lower part are missing) of a 2.1 million year old Australopithecus africanus, an ancient kind of pre-humans named Mrs. Ples, discovered in South Africa.
Collection of the Transvaal Museum, Northern Flagship Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. (catalogue number STS 5, Sterkfontein cave, hominid fossil number 5)
Date Taken on 26 October 2010
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Author José Braga; Didier Descouens
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Camera location25° 45′ 10.99″ S, 28° 11′ 19.89″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
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