Lothagam
Cavern at Lothagam paleontological site in Turkana, Kenya.
The Lothagam is a palaeontological formation located in Kenya. It dates to the Miocene-Pliocene period.
It is located near the southwestern shores of Lake Turkana, 55 kilometres from Kanapoi. It is located between Kerio and Lomunyenkuparet rivers on an uplifted fault block. [1]
Bryan Patterson from Harvard University was, in 1967, the first to carry out paleontological research in Lothagam. [1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Turkana Basin Institute: Lothagam: about this site
- Vickers-Rich, Patricia & Rich, Thomas Hewett (1993); Wildlife of Gondwana. Reed. ISBN 0-7301-0315-3
- Leakey, Meave G.; Harris, John M. (2003). Lothagam: The Dawn of Humanity in Eastern Africa. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0231507607.
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