Vertebra Comparison (IMAGE)

University of the Witwatersrand

Vertebra Comparison

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Comparison of the nearly intact first cervical vertebra of 'Little Foot' and two other Australopithecus from Sterkfontein in South Africa and from Hadar in Ethiopia showing how complete 'Little Foot' is as compared to the rest of the fossil record.

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Amélie Beaudet/Wits University

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