since the discovery at taung of the first early hominid specimen to be recovered in africa , designated as australopithecus africanus , the south african pliocene and earliest pleistocene deposits of the blaauwbank valley ( sterkfontein , swartkrans , kromdraai ) in the transvaal and of makapansgat in the northern transvaal , have yielded the most spectacular fossilized hominid remains of the genus australopithecus and associated fauna , together with some intriguing and fascinating specimens of the genus homo .
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