Site: Taung, South Africa
Age: approximately 2 to 3 million years Species: A. africanus Cranial capacity: approximately 410 cm3 Cranial architecture:
Dentition: Modern looking Postcranial: Environment: Length and weight: Tools: Ancestor: A. afarensis Descendants: H. habilis (possibly A. sediba) General: Found in 1924 by M de Bruyn, this child's skull indicated that upright posture developed before large brains. Most of the calvarium is missing, but a natural cast of the right side of the brain has been recovered. The child was believed to have been about 3 years old. |