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Fossils and concepts in hominid paleontology: The W. C. O. Hill memorial lecture

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This article represents the revised and expanded text of the First W.C. O. Hill Memorial Lecture, delivered under the auspices of the Primate Society of Great Britain on December 6, 1978.

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Day, M.H. Fossils and concepts in hominid paleontology: The W. C. O. Hill memorial lecture. Int J Primatol 2, 105–121 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02693443

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