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PAINTING THE PAST Illustrator John Gurche painted this reconstruction of A. africanus on the African savanna. ©John Gurche
PAINTING THE PAST Illustrator John Gurche painted this reconstruction of A. africanus on the African savanna. ©John Gurche
Illustration © Michael Hagelberg
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