Australopithecus africanus, Mrs. Ples skull Baryonyx Metatarsal IV (longest) 16 Inches

Metatarsal IV (longest) 16 Inches

000 14C years ago

The overall height is 10 feet 2 inches

and hollow bones

Australopithecus africanus, Mrs. Ples skull Baryonyx Metatarsal IV (longest) 16 InchesMrs. Ples is the popular nickname for the most complete skull of an Australopithecus africanus specimen ever found in South Africa. Many fossils of this species, which are considered to be the distant relatives of all humankind, have been found in the Sterkfontein area, in what has been designated the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, which is situated approximately 70 kilometres southwest of Pretoria. Mrs. Ples was discovered by Dr. Robert