STS 14

STS 14 is a fossilized partial skeleton of the species Australopithecus africanus. It was discovered at Sterkfontein, South Africa by Robert Broom and John T. Robinson in August 1947, and is estimated to be about 2.5 million years old.

For the Space Shuttle mission, see STS-51-A.
STS 14
Catalog no.STS 14
SpeciesAustralopithecus africanus
Age2.5 million years old
Discovered byRobert Broom and John T. Robinson

Some scientists have proposed that STS 14 may have come from the same individual as STS 5 though that fossil is considered only 2.15 million years old.

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