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Mrs. Ples

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.…

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Age
c. 2.35 million years
Catalog no.
STS 5
Common name
Mrs. Ples
Date discovered
18 April 1947
Discovered by
Robert Broom and John T. Robinson
Place discovered
Sterkfontein, South Africa

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Mrs. Ples

Nodes31
Edges30
Triples7
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.064516
Components1

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Mrs. Ples

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Age · 1
Mrs. Ples → c. 2.35 million years
Catalog no. · 1
Mrs. Ples → STS 5
Common name · 1
Mrs. Ples → Mrs. Ples
Date discovered · 1
Mrs. Ples → 18 April 1947
Discovered by · 1
Mrs. Ples → Robert Broom and John T. Robinson
Place discovered · 1
Mrs. Ples → Sterkfontein, South Africa
Species · 1
Mrs. Ples → Australopithecus africanus

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mrs ples australopithecus skull sterkfontein discovered sts mr africanus south broom found upright see africa species million years fossils robert

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Mrs. PlesAgec. 2.35 million years1.00infobox
Mrs. PlesCatalog no.STS 51.00infobox
Mrs. PlesCommon nameMrs. Ples1.00infobox
Mrs. PlesDate discovered18 April 19471.00infobox
Mrs. PlesDiscovered byRobert Broom and John T. Robinson1.00infobox
Mrs. PlesPlace discoveredSterkfontein, South Africa1.00infobox
Mrs. PlesSpeciesAustralopithecus africanus1.00infobox

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