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The skull of the Mrs. Ples Australopithecus africanus specimen

The original 2.1 million year old skull of an Australopithecus africanus specimen nicknamed "Mrs. Ples". The specimen was discovered in the Sterkfontein cave, hominid fossil in South Africa and is catalogued by the Transvaal Museum as STS 5.
Photo credit: José Braga and Didier Descouens