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Mrs. Ples is the popular nickname for the most complete skull of an Australopithecus africanus ever found in South Africa.Many Australopithecus fossils have been found near Sterkfontein, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Johannesburg, in a region of Gauteng (part of the old Transvaal) now designated as the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site.
Sterkfontein, Cradle of Humankind Location in Gauteng Location Gauteng, South Africa Coordinates 26°00′57″S 27°44′05″E / 26.0157°S 27.7346°E / -26.0157; 27.7346 Established Declared a World Heritage Site in 2000 Governing body Cradle of Humankind Archaeologists in a structure above the entrance to Sterkfontein Sterkfontein (Afrikaans for Strong Spring) is a set of ...
The location where the remains of Little Foot were excavated Four ankle bones of this specimen were collected in 1980 but were unidentified among numerous other mammal bones. Only after 1992, on initiative by Phillip Tobias , a large rock was blown up in the cave that contained an unusual accumulation of fossils.
Ronald John Clarke is a paleoanthropologist most notable for the discovery of "Little Foot", an extraordinarily complete skeleton of Australopithecus, in the Sterkfontein Caves. [1] A more technical description of various aspects of his description of the Australopithecus skeleton was published in the Journal of Quaternary Science. [2]
A woman's remains were discovered in the woods in eastern Missouri, more than five months after she went missing, authorities said. Emily Strite, 33, was last seen in De Soto, a southeastern city ...
Gladysvale Fossil Site, Cradle of Humankind Location in Gauteng Location Gauteng, South Africa Nearest city Krugersdorp, South Africa Coordinates 25°54′S 27°45′E / 25.900°S 27.750°E / -25.900; 27.750 Area Less than 200 square metres (2,200 sq ft) Established Incorporated into the Cradle of Humankind1999 Governing body Cradle of Humankind and private landowner Gladysvale ...
A Missouri woman has pleaded guilty to the fatal kidnapping of a pregnant woman in a failed plot to claim the victim’s baby as her own, federal officials said.. Amber Waterman admitted Tuesday ...
STS 14 is a fossilized partial skeleton of the species Australopithecus africanus.It was discovered at Sterkfontein, South Africa by Robert Broom and John T. Robinson in August 1947, and is estimated to be about 2.5 million years old.