Taung Skull Fossil Site

Taung Skull Fossil Site is a nature reserve in , , . Taung Skull Fossil Site is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
Photo: Archaeodontosaurus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Nature reserve
  • Description: part of a World Heritage site in South Africa
  • Also known as: “Taung site”

Taung Skull Fossil Site

Latitude
-27.6187° or 27° 37′ 7″ south
Longitude
24.6322° or 24° 37′ 56″ east
Open location code
5G469JJJ+GV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1102754313
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Wiki­data ID
Q17134054
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Taung Skull Fossil Site” goes by many names.

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