Sentences with phrase «africanus skull»

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He called the skull Australopithecus africanus and argued that it showed we evolved in Africa.

One display case contains the casts of an array of hominid skulls: the robust, massive - jawed 1.6 - million - year - old Paranthropus robustus from Swartkrans, South Africa; the flat - faced 1.7 - million - year - old Paranthropus boisei from East Turkana, Kenya; the tiny skull and fossilized brain of the 2.5 - million - year - old Taung child, or Australopithecus africanus, found at Sterkfontein, South Africa.

A. africanus has long puzzled scientists because of its massive jaws and teeth, but they now believe the species» skull design was optimal for cracking nuts and seeds.

Meet «Mrs. Ples,» the popular nickname for the most complete skull of an Australopithecus africanus, unearthed in Sterkfontein, South Africa in 1947.

This skull has far too many australopithecine features to be anything else than a large - brained africanus.