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Footprint Clues in Hominid Evolution and Forensics: Lessons and Limitations

Russell H. Tuttle Department of Anthropology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Pages 158-165 | Published online: 02 Dec 2008

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Charles W. Helm, Martin G. Lockley, Hayley C. Cawthra, Jan C. De Vynck, Mark G. Dixon, Renée Rust, Willo Stear, Monique Van Tonder & Bernhard Zipfel. (2023) Possible shod-hominin tracks on South Africa’s Cape coast. Ichnos 30:2, pages 79-97.
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