“Mrs Ples” (who was actually very likely a “Mr”) forms part of the collection at South Africa’s Ditsong National Museum of Natural History. Flickr/Flowcomms May 20, 2018 What it’s like curating ancient fossils: a palaeontologist shares her story Gaokgatlhe Mirriam Tawane, Ditsong Museums of South Africa Museums might look dull and old from the outside, but they house a wealth of knowledge that we cannot afford to lose.
A study of “Mrs” Ples’ tooth sockets has made scientists think differently about “her” sex. Ditsong National Museum of Natural History January 31, 2018 One of the world’s most famous fossil skulls, “Mrs Ples”, is actually a “Mr” Gaokgatlhe Mirriam Tawane, Ditsong Museums of South Africa and Francis Thackeray, University of the Witwatersrand This new research offers compelling proof that the naysayers were right. “Mrs” Ples was actually a “Mr”.