Stratigraphy of the Koobi Fora Formation (Pliocene and Pleistocene) in the Ileret region of northern Kenya

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 4-5, 2006, Pages 369-390

  Gathogo, Patrick N ^a   Brown, Francis H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ileret; Kenya; Koobi Fora Formation; Omo Group; Stratigraphy; Turkana basin

Indexed keywords

PLEISTOCENE; PLIOCENE; STRATIGRAPHY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; KOOBI FORA; RIFT VALLEY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TURKANA; TURKANA BASIN;

EID: 33746061677     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2006.03.006     Document Type: Article

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