The age of fossil StW573 (‘Little Foot’): An alternative interpretation of 26Al/10Be burial data

Following the publication (Granger DE et al., Nature 2015;522:85–88) of an 26Al/10Be burial isochron age of 3.67±0.16 Ma for the sediments encasing hominin fossil StW573 (‘Little Foot’), we consider data on chert samples presented in that publication to explore alternative age interpretations. 10Be...

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Main Authors: Jan D. Kramers, Paul H.G.M. Dirks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Science of South Africa 2017-03-01
Series:South African Journal of Science
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Online Access:https://www.sajs.co.za/article/view/3712