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The dated deposits formed in the African Humid Period from streams and wind, dated on shells and calcite

Giresse, Sao and de Lumley date the outer-ring alluvium to the African Humid Period on mollusc shells and calcite cements and trace its material to the weathered local rock and to wind-blown dust, with no marine source reported.

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The dated deposits formed in the African Humid Period from streams and wind, dated on shells and calcite [Evidence EVD0DCKV7EAR5F8]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCKV7EAR5F8
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