Paleontological localities on the eyasi plateau, including laetoli

Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology

Volumn , Issue 9789048199556, 2011, Pages 17-45

  Harrison, Terry ^a   Kweka, Amandus ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National Museum of Tanzania   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Emboremony; Esere; Fossil vertebrates; Gadjingero; Garusi; Hominins; Kakesio; Laetolil beds; Ndolanya beds; Ngaloba beds; Noiti

Indexed keywords

EID: 85045125886     PISSN: 18779077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9956-3_2     Document Type: Chapter

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