A pulse of mid-Pleistocene rift volcanism in Ethiopia at the dawn of modern humans
oleh: William Hutchison, Raffaella Fusillo, David M. Pyle, Tamsin A. Mather, Jon D. Blundy, Juliet Biggs, Gezahegn Yirgu, Benjamin E. Cohen, Richard A. Brooker, Dan N. Barfod, Andrew T. Calvert
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2016-10-01 |
Deskripsi
Past volcanic eruptions along the densely populated Ethiopian Rift valley remain poorly constrained despite the present day hazard. Hutchison et al. show that a large volcanic flare up along a 200 km section of the rift occurred between 320–170 ka dramatically affecting the landscape and hominin population.