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Weekly Photo Challenge: Old
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by Marcia Mayne
"Mrs. Ples"

Discovered on April 18, 1947 by Dr. Robert Broom and John Robinson, Mrs. Ples is the nickname given to the most complete skull of an Australopithecus africanus specimen ever found in South Africa. Mrs. Ples is estimated to be about 2.05 million years old.

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8 Comments on "Weekly Photo Challenge: Old"

  1. TRKN says:
    April 12, 2011 at 4:39 pm

    the oldest challenge 🙂

    1. InsideJourneys says:
      April 12, 2011 at 7:34 pm

      Thank you and thanks for stopping by!

  2. polly says:
    April 10, 2011 at 12:19 pm

    what a great old shot

    1. InsideJourneys says:
      April 10, 2011 at 6:54 pm

      Thanks, Polly!

  3. Rachael says:
    April 10, 2011 at 2:46 am

    This is cool!

    1. InsideJourneys says:
      April 10, 2011 at 9:35 am

      Thanks and thanks for stopping by.

  4. awobblyrottenneutron says:
    April 10, 2011 at 1:44 am

    Well that definitely meets the criteria!

    1. InsideJourneys says:
      April 10, 2011 at 9:35 am

      Sure does, Tony!

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