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Paleomagnetic stratigraphy and chronology of hominid-bearing sediments east of Lake Rudolf, Kenya

Nature 247, 344–348 (1974) | Download Citation

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Palaeomagnetic measurements of the polarity of sediments from the Koobi Fora Formation east of Lake Rudolf provide a valuable check on other dating methods and allow a polarity stratigraphy to be suggested for the Formation.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

    • A. Brock

  2. Department of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, California

    • G. Ll. Isaac

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