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Was Taung human or an ape?

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  1. Department of Anthropology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, USA

    MlLFORD H. WOPOFF

  2. Physical Anthropology Section, University Museum,

    JANET M. MONGE

  3. School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, USA

    MICHELLE LAMPL

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