Fossil Camels in the Omo Beds, Southern Ethiopia

Fossil Camels in the Omo Beds, Southern Ethiopia

A molar tooth and metatarsal bone found in the Omo beds seem to be those of a camel of about the same size as today's Bactrian camel. These are the first camel remains to be recognized in eastern Africa.

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 1969-07, Vol.223 (5202), p.150-152
Hauptverfasser: HOWELL, F. CLARK, FICHTER, LYNN S., WOLFF, RONALD
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Camelus
Ethiopia
Humanities and Social Sciences
multidisciplinary
Paleodontology
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
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Zusammenfassung:A molar tooth and metatarsal bone found in the Omo beds seem to be those of a camel of about the same size as today's Bactrian camel. These are the first camel remains to be recognized in eastern Africa.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/223150a0