Site: Sterkfontein, South Africa
Age: Approximately 2.5 million years Species: A africanus Cranial capacity: approximately 485 cc Cranial architecture: The skull is almost complete and undistorted. Dentition: All the teeth are missing but the alveolar bone is preserved. Postcranial: None directly associated but there are evidence that Sts14 belongs to the skull. Environment: Length and weight: Tools: Ancestor: A afarensis Descendants: H habilis (possibly A. sediba) General: Mrs Ples is the nickname for the most complete skull of A africanus. The skull was recovered by Dr Robert Broom and John Robinson of the Transvaal Museum from the top of the Lower (pink) breccia at Sterkfontein type site. Mrs Ples is a nickname derived from the word Plesianthropus, meaning almost human. |