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gptkbp:instanceOf
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geological formation
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gptkbp:age
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gptkb:Pliocene
gptkb:Pleistocene
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:archaeological_site
fossil beds
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gptkbp:containsFossilsOf
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gptkb:fish
gptkb:Homo_rudolfensis
gptkb:Homo_sapiens
gptkb:Homo_habilis
gptkb:Australopithecus
gptkb:Paranthropus
birds
amphibians
mammals
plants
reptiles
turtles
crocodiles
early stone tools
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gptkbp:depositionalEnvironment
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lacustrine
fluvial
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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1968
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gptkbp:fossilRange
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about 4.3 to 1 million years ago
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gptkbp:hasResearchCenter
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gptkb:Koobi_Fora_Research_Project
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Koobi Fora Formation
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gptkbp:knownFor
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hominin fossils
early human remains
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Kenya
East Africa
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Koobi_Fora_region
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gptkbp:notableSite
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gptkb:KNM-ER_1470
gptkb:KNM-ER_1813
gptkb:KNM-ER_3733
gptkb:KNM-ER_406
gptkb:KNM-ER_992
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Lake_Turkana_Basin
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gptkbp:sedimentaryRockType
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gptkb:stone
mudstone
siltstone
volcanic ash layers
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gptkbp:significance
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evolutionary biology
paleoanthropology
African prehistory
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gptkbp:stratigraphicUnitOf
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gptkb:Omo_Group
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gptkbp:studiedBy
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gptkb:Richard_Leakey
gptkb:Meave_Leakey
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gptkbp:thickness
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up to 550 meters
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gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
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Lake Turkana National Parks
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Koobi_Fora
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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