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STS 14 is a fossilized pelvis, vertebral column and fragmentary rib and femur of the species Australopithecus africanus. It was discovered at Sterkfontein, South Africa by Robert Broom in 1947.
It is estimated to be 2.6-2.8 million years old.
Its characteristics are a distinctly human-like shape to the pelvic blades unlike any other animal. The shape indicates a type of bipedalism. This find was the first to demonstrate, without a doubt, pre-Homo bipedality.
Some scientists have proposed that STS 14 may have come from the same individual as STS 5.citation needed
See also
- List of human fossils
- List of fossil sites (with link directory)
- List of hominina (hominid) fossils (with images)
References
- Image of STS 14
- Tattersall, Ian, Schwartz, Jeffery (2000). Extinct Humans, Westview Press, Boulder CO. ISBN 0-8133-3482-9.
- "Surprise museum find links Mrs Ples skull to rest of body". Retrieved on 2007-07-11.
- Larsen, Clark Spencer, Matter, Robert M, Gebo, Daniel L (1991). Human Origins: the fossil record, Waveland Press, Prospect Heights, IL. ISBN 0-88133-575-4.
External links
- Maropeng - The Cradle of Humankind Official Website
- UNESCO - Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs
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