Dating of the Herto hominin fossils

William K. Hart, Giday WoldeGabriel, Shigehiro Katoh, Paul R. Renne, Gen Suwa, Berhane Asfaw and Tim D. White ()
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William K. Hart: Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California
Giday WoldeGabriel: Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California
Shigehiro Katoh: Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California
Paul R. Renne: Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California
Gen Suwa: Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California
Berhane Asfaw: Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California
Tim D. White: Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California

Nature, 2003, vol. 426, issue 6967, 622-622

Abstract: Abstract Faupl et al. question our confidence in the geochemical correlation that anchors the younger age constraint of 154 kyr on the Herto antiquities1. According to convention, we reported the tephrochemical correlation as the most probable explanation for the available data. Contrary to published information2,3, Faupl et al. contend that Quaternary volcanic centres in the Main Ethiopian Rift and the Afar depression are of “similar silicic composition”. They provide no datum and no specific counterargument to our correlation. Moreover, the single citation4 on which they base their assertion that our correlation is “highly speculative” contains no geochemical data.

Date: 2003
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