Age of Australopithecus afarensis from Fejej, Ethiopia

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 139-146

  Kappelman, John ^a   Swisher III, Carl C ^b   Fleagle, John G ^c   Yirga, Solomon ^c   Bown, Thomas M ^d   Feseha, Mulugeta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b BERKELEY GEOCHRONOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFARENSIS;

EID: 0001573485     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1996.0010     Document Type: Article

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