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Geological Society, London, Special Publications; 1978; v. 6; p. 19-28;
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1978.006.01.04
© 1978 Geological Society of London

Part I. Frameworks: Structural-Volcanic-Geophysical

Structural development of the East African Rift system

Robert M. Shackleton

As the purpose of this volume is to outline the background to hominid evolution in East Africa, this paper emphasises the influence of structural development on palaeo-environments rather than the mechanism or causes of rifting.