2.5 Ma
13 Nov 1947; 10 Aug 1948
Robert Broom and John T. Robinson
Cave, Sterkfontein, South Africa
428 cc
Adult
Male
Sts 71 is a hemicranium, with preserved right side and a nearly complete palate. Of the dentition, the right first and second premolar are present but very warn, and the left premolars 1 and 2 are present but fragmented. The posterior portion of the cranium was compression during deposition. Sts 71 has an estimated cranial capacity of 428 cc.
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