Stratigraphy, correlation, and age estimates for fossils from Area 123, Koobi Fora

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 112-122

  Feibel, Craig S ^a   Lepre, Christopher J ^a   Quinn, Rhonda L ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age models; Area 123; Hominins; Koobi Fora; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; AGE DETERMINATION; BIOMARKER; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY; CRANIUM; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOSSIL RECORD; HOMINID; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; MARKER BED; NUMERICAL MODEL; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; SEDIMENTATION RATE; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION;

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

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FOSSIL; HOMINID; HUMAN; MAGNETISM; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; SEDIMENT;

AFRICA, EASTERN; ANIMALS; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; FOSSILS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; MAGNETICS;

EID: 68049104054     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2009.05.007     Document Type: Article

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