| 2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007) | |
| Paper No. 205-4 | |
| Presentation Time: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM | ||
IN THE FOOTPRINTS OF HAY: STRATIGRAPHY OF THE PLIOCENE UPPER LAETOLIL BEDS, NORTHERN TANZANIA | ||
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DECHESNE, Marieke1, FLEMING, Alexandra E.2, DIRLING, Kay M.3, MUSIBA, Charles3, WRIGHT, Joanna4, KILLINDO, Saidi A.5, MATARO, Simon6, and ABWALO, Peter B.7, (1) Earth Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO 80201, mdechesne@dmns.org, (2) Department of Geology, Colorado School of Mines, 1516 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, (3) Anthropology, University of Colorado at Denver, 1207 5th Street, Denver, CO 80217, (4) Geography & Environmental Sciences, Univ of Colorado Denver, Campus Box 172, PO Box 173364, Denver, CO 80217, (5) Archeology Unit, University of Dar Es Salaam, P.O. Box 35050, Dar Es Salam, Tanzania, (6) Archeology Unit, University of Dar Es Salam, P.O. Box 35050, Dar Es Salaam, xxxx, Tanzania, (7) Anitquities Department, P.O. Box 2280, Dar Es Salam, Tanzania Mary Leakey and other researchers studied the hominin footprints and remains in the volcanically sourced Laetoli area in Northern Tanzania, leaving the geologic framework to R.L. Hay's study in 1987. In collaboration with current paleoanthropological research we present a review of Hay's stratigraphic interpretations. Preliminary results show lateral continuity of distinct units, based on 6 measured sections and GPS mapping within an area of 10 km2. The hominin remains and footprints are placed in this detailed framework. | ||
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2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)
General Information for this Meeting | ||
| Session No. 205--Booth# 4 Archaeological Geology (Posters) Colorado Convention Center: Exhibit Hall E/F 8:00 AM-12:00 PM, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 39, No. 6, p. 548 | ||
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