Paleosol data from Kenya.
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2016-11-21
Authors
Retallack, Greg J.
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Abstract
Data collected in several areas of Kenya with Cenozoic deposits well known for fossil mammals, including islands and shores of Lake Victoria, the central and southern Gregory Rift, and the basin of Lake Turkana. Data are largely measurements of key characteristics of fossil soils (paleosols) in the field: depth to the carbonate (Bk) horizon, thickness of the carbonate (Bk) horizon and size of the carbonate nodules.
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These data were collected to evaluate the changing vegetation and paleoclimate of Kenya over the past 20 million years, and its relevance for human evolution. Data was collected in several areas of Kenya with Cenozoic deposits well known for fossil mammals, including islands and shores of Lake Victoria, the central and southern Gregory Rift, and the basin of Lake Turkana. data are largely measurements of key characteristics of fossil soils (paleosols) in the field: depth to the carbonate (Bk) horizon, thickness of the carbonate (Bk) horizon and size of the carbonate nodules.
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Paleosols, Kenya, Cenozoic, Paleoclimate, Paleobotany