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The Kisingiri volcano sits at the edge of Lake Victoria on the western end of Kenya's Nyanza Rift. Four major site complexes – Rusinga Island, Mfangano Island, Karungu, and the Uyoma Peninsula – record floral and faunal evolution between ~20–17 million years ago. The first reports of fossils date to the early 1900s, but discovery of fossil apes on Rusinga in the 1930s initiated and motivated long-term research that continues today. Our team has maintained active work at the Kisingiri sites since 2006. Well over 100 species of vertebrate animals, plus myriad invertebrate and paleobotanical remains make these sites a spectacular resource for understanding early Neogene paleobiology. At least 10 species of primate, including the well-known ape Ekembo, have drawn the particular interest of paleoanthropology.
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Kieran McNulty
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Samuel Muteti
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Lauren Michel
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Tom Lehmann
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Kirsten Jenkins
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Dan Peppe
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Links are direct downloads or redirect to publishers' websites. Publications behind paywalls can also be downloaded directly: if you have the password, then speak, friend, and enter.
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The many people who have contributed to our research since 2006 are listed below with sincere thanks for their efforts. This is a work in progress: contact us if you notice a name that is missing! Font indicates participation as researcher, grad student, undergrad, local collaborator, or guest.
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