Hoedjiespunt Hominid Fossil-bearing Site

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By ossewa @ 2014-04-09 11:23:10
Located on the West coast of South Africa, Hoedjiespunt is a Middle Pleistocene aged hominid fossil-bearing site.

A number of very fragile fossils such as teeth and scull fragments were recovered here.

The site is fossilized under a large calcrete formation dating back around 280,000 years.
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