Australopithecus africanus (Taung)(2501.1rp11-2)

3D Model

Australopithecus africanus

Location: Taung, South Africa.

Age: 2.5 million years ago.

Material: epoxy resin cast.

Dimensions: length, 67 mm; width, 79 mm; height, 87 mm.

Notes: RLA catalog no. 2501.1rp11-2 (cast). Fossil discovered in 1924 by Raymond Dart. Cranial facial bones of juvenile approximately 5 years old at death. Named Taung 1 or Taung Child. Cast made by Bone Clones, Inc. From the teaching collection of the Research Laboratories of Archaeology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Model by Aidan Paul.