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The discovery of the oldest complete fossilised hominid or human-like skeleton in South Africa by Dr Ron Clarke of Witwatersran
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South African History Online. (2011, December 5). The discovery of the oldest complete fossilised hominid or human-like skeleton in South Africa by Dr Ron Clarke of Witwatersran. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070573
South African History Online (2011) 'The discovery of the oldest complete fossilised hominid or human-like skeleton in South Africa by Dr Ron Clarke of Witwatersran', South African History Online, 5 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070573 (Accessed: 26 September 2026).
South African History Online, The discovery of the oldest complete fossilised hominid or human-like skeleton in South Africa by Dr Ron Clarke of Witwatersran [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070573, (accessed 26 September 2026).
"The discovery of the oldest complete fossilised hominid or human-like skeleton in South Africa by Dr Ron Clarke of Witwatersran." South African History Online, 5 Dec. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070573. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "The discovery of the oldest complete fossilised hominid or human-like skeleton in South Africa by Dr Ron Clarke of Witwatersran." South African History Online. December 5, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070573.
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