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Approximate age:3,680,000 years old=average of minimum (3.59 Ma) and maximum (3.77 Ma)
Date based on: K-Ar See map of sites with similar ages
Dating reference: Hay, R. L. (1987). Geology of the Laetoli area. In: Laetoli: A Pliocene Site in Northern Tanzania. (ed. MD Leakey & JM Harris), Clarendon Press, Oxford, 23-47. Drake, R., & Curtis, G. H. (1987). K-Ar geochronology of the Laetoli fossil localities. In: Laetoli: A Pliocene Site in Northern Tanzania. (ed. MD Leakey & JM Harris), Clarendon Press, Oxford, 48-52.
Hominids: Australopithecus afarensis
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Location: Upper Laetolil Beds, Garusi, Tanzania
Map location/coordinates reference: Coordinates based on coordinates printed for Kakesio #6 in doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2005.07.001; Fossil struthionid eggshells from Laetoli, Tanzania: Taxonomic and biostratigraphic significance; This paper is dedicated to our late friend and colleague, Christine Kiyembe, for her contributions to Tanzanian vertebrate paleontology; Terry Harrison, Corresponding Author Contact Information, E-mail The Corresponding Author and Charles P. Msuyab
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