Paleosols and paleoenvironments of the middle Miocene, Maboko Formation, Kenya

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 659-703

  Retallack, Gregory J ^a   Wynn, Jonathan G ^b   Benefit, Brenda R ^c   Mccrossin, Monte L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Kenyapithecus; Mabokopithecus; Miocene; Paleoenvironment; Paleosol; Victoriapithecus

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL; MIOCENE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOSOL; PRIMATE;

KENYA; MABOKO ISLAND; MAJIWA;

ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS; CERCOCEBUS; CERCOPITHECOIDEA; CERCOPITHECUS; COLOBINAE; COLOBUS; COLOBUS SP.; HOMINOIDEA; KENYAPITHECUS; KENYAPITHECUS AFRICANUS; MACACA; PAPIO; PAPIO HAMADRYAS; PRIMATES; RIPARIA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; FOSSIL; KENYA; PRIMATE; SEDIMENT;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE; FOSSILS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; KENYA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0035983955     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.2002.0553     Document Type: Article

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