Australopithecus africanus (Taung)(2501.1rp11-1)

***Australopithecus africanus*** Location: Taung, South Africa. Age: 2.5 million years ago. Material: epoxy resin cast. Dimensions: length, 110 mm; width, 80 mm; height, 70 mm. Notes: RLA catalog no. 2501.1rp11-1 (cast). Fossil discovered in 1924 by Raymond Dart. Partial endocranial cast 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. Initial view of model is of right side with anterior (face) to the right. Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab