A new hominin from the Basal Member of the Hadar Formation, Dikika, Ethiopia, and its geological context

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 499-514

  Alemseged, Zeresenay ^a   Wynn, Jonathan G ^b   Kimbel, William H ^c   Reed, Denné ^d   Geraads, Denis ^e   Bobe, René ^f  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^e Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Australopithecus afarensis; Dikika; Ethiopia; Hadar Formation; Hominin evolution; Pliocene

Indexed keywords

HOMINID; NEW SPECIES; PLIOCENE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFARENSIS;

EID: 24644456015     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2005.06.001     Document Type: Article

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