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Additional fossil Hominids from Laetoli, Tanzania: 1976–1979 specimens

Author(s) -

White Tim D.

Publication year - 1980

Publication title -

american journal of physical anthropology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146

H-Index - 119

eISSN - 1096-8644

pISSN - 0002-9483

DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330530405

Subject(s) - tanzania , fossil record , australopithecus , paleontology , juvenile , single specimen , olduvai gorge , biology , geology , zoology , geography , ecology , environmental planning

Fossil hominid specimens recovered from the Pliocene Laetolil Beds in Tanzania in 1935 and between 1974 and 1979 are described (BMNH M. 18773, L.H.‐2, ‐3/6, ‐5, ‐14, ‐15 to ‐17, ‐19, and ‐21 to ‐26). Of special interest is a partial juvenile skeleton. Anatomical descriptions, measurements, and illustrations are presented. Specimens described are referred to Australopithecus afarensis .

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