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Bone Smashing by Late Miocene Hominidae

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Bones found in the Upper Miocene Fossil Beds of Fort Ternan, Kenya, show evidence of having been broken up by some kind of blunt instrument.

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LEAKEY, L. Bone Smashing by Late Miocene Hominidae. Nature 218, 528–530 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/218528a0

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