Talk:Mrs. Ples

I don't understand why Mrs. Ples is listed as being discovered in 1947. Broom first discovered what he labeled Plesianthropus Transvaalensis (near-man from the Transvaal) in 1936, when he was given specimens from a limestone cave in Sterkfontein. His 1947 Specimen was more complete, but can't be seen as the initial classification. The nickname was used in 1936. Sources for this information are: Finding the missing link: Robert Broom, 1950. Robert Brooms biography by G.H.Findlay and the popular Lucy, by Donald Johanson.

Meaning of the term STS
Hi. I know that STS must stand for some fossil related stuff, but what does it mean? Wikipedia should make a link to STS please. Thanks. 84.112.136.52 (talk) 03:28, 12 November 2013 (UTC) Plesianthropus is translated as "near-man," but "near-human," would be a more technically correct choice. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:A350:3F20:80A:33EF:E37:88EA (talk) 18:15, 13 September 2020 (UTC)

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Adolescent or middle aged?
In one paragraph, it says that based on dental evidence, the skull is identified as adolescent. But in the next paragraph, it says that the dental evidence confirms it is middle-aged. Is the implication that adolescent is middle aged in this species / era? Or is this contradictory? Keith D. Tyler &para; 00:20, 18 June 2024 (UTC)