"The claim that the specimen was a hominid was rejected by those who saw the material as that of a young chimpanzee or gorilla."“Australopithecus africanus”. ArchaeologyInfo.com. 2015年12月20日閲覧。
si.edu
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"...it took more than 20 years for the scientific community to widely accept Australopithecus as a member of the human family tree."“Australopithecus africanus”. Smithsonian Institution. 2015年12月20日閲覧。
uchicago.edu
press.uchicago.edu
"...in South Africa they enjoyed the unwavering support of Robert Broom..."C. K. Brain (2003年). “Raymond Dart and our African origins”. University of Chicago Press. 2015年12月20日閲覧。
