Question
Answer the following about Australopithecine fossils, for 10 points each.
[10m] In 1924, quarry workers at this site in South Africa discovered the first known Australopithecine fossil. Raymond Dart reported that skull of this site’s namesake “child.”
ANSWER: Taung [accept Taung Child or Taung Baby]
[10h] This set of caves in the “Cradle of Humankind,” located close to Swartkrans and Kromdraai, has produced many of South Africa’s Australopithecine fossils. “Mrs. Ples,” the most complete skull of an Australopithecus africanus, was found in this set of caves.
ANSWER: Sterkfontein Caves
[10e] Fossils discovered by Mary and Louis Leakey indicate that a species of Australopithecines occupied this gorge in Tanzania after Homo habilis.
ANSWER: Olduvai Gorge [or Oldupai Gorge]
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| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech A | Chicago A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |