Ecosystem evolution and hominin paleobiology at East Turkana, northern Kenya between 2.0 and 1.4 Ma

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• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

• Publication date

  2017-09-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.PALAEO.2017.05.001
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