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Date Published: September 7, 2021

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Nicknamed Mrs. Ples, this hominin fossil skull belongs to the species Australopithecus africanus, and is held in the collections of the Ditsong Museum of Natural History, Pretoria, South Africa. Photo by Michon Scott.