Paleosols, stable carbon isotopes, and paleoenvironmental interpretation of Kanapoi, Northern Kenya

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 411-432

  Wynn, Jonathan G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope; Kanapoi; Paleoenvironment; Paleosol; Pliocene; Turkana Basin

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOSOL; STABLE ISOTOPE;

KANAPOI; KENYA;

ALLIA; ANIMALIA; AUSTRALOPITHECUS ANAMENSIS; HOMINIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033732453     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.2000.0431     Document Type: Article

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