Geology And Vertebrate Paleontology Of The Early Pliocene Site Of Kanapoi,northern Kenya

NUMBER 498 24 DECEMBER 2003 CONTRIBUTIONS IN SCIENCE GEOLOGY AND VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY OF THE EARLY PLIOCENE SITE OF KANAPOI, NORTHERN KENYA EDITED 900 Exposition Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90007 BY JOHN M. HARRIS AND MEAVE G. LEAKEY SERIAL PUBLICATIONS OF THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY The scientific publications of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County have been issued at irregular intervals in three major series; the issues in each series are numbered individually, and numbers run consecutively, regardless of the subject matter. in Science, a miscellaneous series of tech• Contributions nical papers describing original research in the life and earth sciences. Bulletin, a miscellaneous series of monographs • Science describing original research in the life and earth scienc- • es. This series was discontinued in 1978 with the issue of Numbers 29 and 30; monographs are now published by the Museum in Contributions in Science. Science Series, long articles and collections of papers on natural history topics. Contact the Scholarly Publications Office at 213/763-3330 or visit our website at . A catalog is available on request. SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE John Heyning, Deputy Director for Research and Collections John M. Harris, Committee Chairman Brian V. Brown Gordon Hendler Inés Horovitz Joel W. Martin K. Victoria Brown, Managing Editor NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY 900 EXPOSITION BOULEVARD LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90007 Printed at Allen Press, Inc., Lawrence, Kansas ISSN 0459-8113 GEOLOGY AND VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY EARLY PLIOCENE SITE OF KANAPOI, NORTHERN KENYA EDITED BY JOHN M. HARRIS1 MEAVE G. LEAKEY2 OF THE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ......................................