Understanding paleoclimate and human evolution through the hominin sites and paleolakes drilling project

Scientific Drilling

Volumn , Issue 8, 2009, Pages 60-65

  Cohen, Andrew ^a   Arrowsmith, Ramon ^b   Behrensmeyer, Anna K ^c   Campisano, Christopher ^d   Feibel, Craig ^e   Fisseha, Shimeles ^f   Johnson, Roy ^a   Bedaso, Zelalem Kubsa ^g   Lockwood, Charles ^h   Mbua, Emma ⁱ   Olago, Daniel ^a   Potts, Richard ^j   Reed, Kaye ^c   Renaut, Robin ^k   Tiercelin, Jean Jacques ^l   Umer, Mohammed ^f  

^a The University of Arizona   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

ⁱ INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^j UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^k UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^l UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

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EID: 77956536681     PISSN: 18168957     EISSN: 18163459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/sd-8-60-2009     Document Type: Article

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