Geologie, paläontologie und paläoanthropologie des Malawi-Rifts

CFS Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg

Volumn , Issue 201, 1997, Pages 409-419

  Schrenk, Friedemann ^a   Kullmer, Ottmar ^b   Ring, Uwe ^b   Betzler, Christian ^c   Sandrock, Oliver ^d   Abel, Rainer ^d  

^a Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Geologisch Palaontologisches Inst   (Germany)

^d Rainer Abel Hessisches L   (Germany)

Author keywords

Habitat Theorie; Hominiden Korridor; Homo rudolfensis; Malawi Rift; Plioz n; Robuste Australopithecinen

Indexed keywords

HOMO RUDOLFENSIS;

EID: 10844256696     PISSN: 03414116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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