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A partial skeleton of a gracile hominid from the Upper Burgi Member of Koobi Fora Formation, East Lake Turkana, Kenya

Thu, 2011-08-04 01:05 -- John Hawks
TitleA partial skeleton of a gracile hominid from the Upper Burgi Member of Koobi Fora Formation, East Lake Turkana, Kenya
Publication TypeBook Chapter
Year of Publication1989
AuthorsLeakey, RE, Walker, AC, Ward, CV, Grausz, HM
EditorGiacobini, G
Book TitleHominidae. Proceedings of the 2nd International Congress of Human Paleoanthropology
Pagination167–173
PublisherEditoriale Jaca Books
CityMilan
Keywords*file-import-10-07-12
Citation KeyLeakey:1989

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