Mrs. Ples

Summary

Mrs. Ples is a Hominin fossil^[1]. It draws 125 Wikipedia views per month (hominin_fossil category, ranking #9 of 72).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mrs. Ples is credited with the discovery of Robert Broom^[3].
• Mrs. Ples is credited with the discovery of John T. Robinson^[4].
• Mrs. Ples's image is recorded as Mrs Ples.jpg^[5].
• Mrs. Ples's instance of is recorded as Hominin fossil^[6].
• Mrs. Ples's instance of is recorded as cranium^[7].
• Mrs. Ples's location of discovery is recorded as Sterkfontein^[8].
• Mrs. Ples's inventory number is recorded as STS 5^[9].
• Mrs. Ples's part of is recorded as Australopithecus africanus^[10].
• Mrs. Ples's Commons category is recorded as Mrs. Ples^[11].
• Mrs. Ples's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1947-04-18T00:00:00Z^[12].
• Mrs. Ples's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/041bcm^[13].
• Mrs. Ples's age estimated by a dating method is recorded as {'unit': 'Q20764', 'amount': '+2.3'}^[14].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Robert Broom^[3], a paleontologist^[15], 1866–1951^[16], of South Africa^[17], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[18], specialised in paleontology^[19] and John T. Robinson^[4], a paleontologist^[20], 1923–2001^[21], of South Africa^[22].

Why It Matters

Mrs. Ples draws 125 Wikipedia views per month (hominin_fossil category, ranking #9 of 72).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]