Taung Child fossil discovery
GPTKB entity
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:artifacts
|
| gptkbp:age |
2.8 million years
|
| gptkbp:announced |
gptkb:Raymond_Dart
gptkb:Nature_journal 1925 |
| gptkbp:deathYear |
3 to 4 years old
|
| gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Raymond_Dart
1924 |
| gptkbp:fossil |
gptkb:Australopithecus_africanus
|
| gptkbp:housedIn |
gptkb:University_of_Witwatersrand
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Taung Child fossil discovery
|
| gptkbp:impact |
provided evidence for early human evolution in Africa
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Taung,_South_Africa
|
| gptkbp:significance |
first Australopithecus africanus fossil found
|
| gptkbp:skullLength |
small braincase
forward-positioned foramen magnum |
| gptkbp:specimen |
Taung Child
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Taung
gptkb:Taung,_South_Africa |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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