New fossil hominids from Laetolil, Tanzania
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New fossil hominids from Laetolil, Tanzania
Abstract
New fossil hominid specimens from the Laetolili fossil locality in Tanzania are described. The material includes mandibles and teeth derived from reliably-dated deposits of Pliocene age. Preliminary descriptions, measurements and illustrations are presented.
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