Taung and beyond: The mining history, geology and taphonomy of Australopithecus in South Africa by Rieneke Weij, Stephanie E. Baker, Tara R. Edwards, Job Kibii, Georgina Luti, Robyn Pickering

“… South Africa is host to the single richest early hominin fossil record worldwide, including many examples of the endemic species Australopithecus africanus fossils. …”
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The Taung Child (Australopithecus africanus), the Plio-Pleistocene boundary and a supernova hypothesis by Francis Thackeray

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Looking for the origins of the human brain: The role of South Africa in the history of palaeoneurology by Amélie Beaudet, Edwin de Jager, Mirriam Tawane, Brendon Billings

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On human evolution, Australopithecus sediba and nation building by Alan Morris

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New hominin fossils from Malapa: The unveiling of Australopithecus sediba by Alan Morris

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Elliptical Fourier analysis of molar outlines in Late Pliocene Parapapio whitei from Makapansgat Limeworks, South Africa by Alexander C. Kim, Frank L’Engle Williams

“…Introduction: Alongside Australopithecus africanus at Makapansgat South Africa, dated to nearly 3 million years before present, are remnants of Parapapio (Cercopithecinae). …”
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A fossilised humerus of a lovebird tells little of the Pleistocene habitat of Australopithecus robustus by Mike Perrin

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Comparisons between Australopithecus sediba (MH1) and other hominin taxa, in the context of probabilities of conspecificity by Francis Thackeray

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Building a nation one project at a time: Reply to 'On human evolution, Australopithecus sediba and nation building' by Lee Berger

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Palaeoanthropology in Kenya: After discovery of the Taung Child by Emma Mbua

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Results from an Australopithecus africanus dental enamel fragment confirm the potential of palaeoproteomics for South African Plio-Pleistocene fossil sites by Palesa P. Madupe, Fazeelah Munir, Marc Dickinson, Alberto J. Taurozzi, Meaghan Mackie, Mirriam Tawane, Catherine Mollereau, Nomawethu Hlazo, Kirsty Penkman, Lauren Schroeder, Clément Zanolli, Jesper V. Olsen, Rebecca R. Ackermann, Enrico Cappellini

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Male philopatry and female dispersal amongst two species of early hominins from the Sterkfontein valley by Nikolaas van der Merwe

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New hominin fossils from Kanapoi, Kenya, and the mosaic evolution of canine teeth in early hominins by Fredrick Manthi, J. Plavcan, Carol Ward

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A History of Research on Human Evolution in South Africa from 1924 to 2016 by John Francis Thackeray

“…South Africa has a rich palaeo-anthropological heritage. …”
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100 Years of palaeo-research and its relevance for transformation and social cohesion in South Africa by Dipuo Kgotleng, Stella Basinyi, Wendy Black, Precious Chiwara-Maenzanise

“… Australian-born Raymond Dart arrived in South Africa in 1922 and subsequently gave the name Australopithecus africanus to the fossilised juvenile skull discovered by mine workers in Taung, North West Province. …”
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A lovebird (Psittaciformes: Agapornis) from the Plio-Pleistocene Kromdraai B locality, South Africa by T. Stidham

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DNH 109: A fragmentary hominin near-proximal ulna from Drimolen, South Africa by Andrew Gallagher, Colin Menter

“…We describe a fragmentary, yet significant, diminutive proximal ulna (DNH 109) from the Lower Pleistocene deposits of Drimolen, Republic of South Africa. On the basis of observable morphology and available comparative metrics, DNH 109 is definitively hominin and is the smallest African Plio-Pleistocene australopith ulna yet recovered. …”
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Further assessment of a ~2-million-year-old hominin pelvis (DNH 43) from Drimolen Main Quarry, South Africa by Ellie Berg, Ashley S. Hammond, Anna G. Warrener, Mary Shirley Mitchell, Matthew W. Tocheri, Stephanie E. Baker, Andy I.R. Herries, David S. Strait, Caley M. Orr

“… The palaeocave site of Drimolen Main Quarry (DMQ) in Gauteng Province, South Africa, has produced fossil hominin material dating to 2.04–1.95 Ma, including craniodental remains attributed to Paranthropus robustus and the earliest specimen of Homo erectus sensu lato along with numerous postcrania of uncertain taxonomic affiliation. …”
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Chimpanzee subspecies and 'robust' australopithecine holotypes, in the context of comments by Darwin by J. Thackeray, S. Prat

“…Our objective was to use a morphometric technique2 to quantify the degree of similarity between pairs of specimens, in the context of a statistical (probabilistic) definition of a species.3 - 5 Results obtained from great apes, including two subspecies of chimpanzee, were assessed in relation to same-scale comparisons between the holotypes of 'robust' australopithecine (Plio-Pleistocene hominin) taxa which have traditionally been distinguished at a species level, notably Paranthropus robustus from South Africa, and Paranthropus (Australopithecus/ Zinjanthropus) boisei from East Africa. …”
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Contesting a legendary legacy: A century of reflection on Raymond Dart and the Taung skull by Christa Kuljian

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