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- English paleontologist (the wife of Louis Leakey) who discovered the Zinjanthropus skull that was 1,750,000 years old (1913-1996)
- English paleontologist whose account of fossil discoveries in Tanzania changed theories of human evolution (1903-1972)
- English paleontologist (son of Louis Leakey and Mary Leakey) who continued the work of his parents; he was appointed director of a wildlife preserve in Kenya but resigned under political pressure (born in 1944)
How To Use Leakey In A Sentence
- A compelling example good social media fundraising practice comes from WildlifeDirect, a nonprofit based in Nairobi, Kenya founded by Dr. Richard Leakey.
- At this time I was joined by Hassan, of the Kakamega tribe, an African who had worked for Dr. Leakey for 15 years-a most responsible and reliable helper.
- In the first season, 1959, Mary Leakey found the skull of Zinjanthropus and the following season their son Jonathan discovered the first remains of Homo habilis.
- That's because Leakey knew that his find wasn't what he'd hoped; Zinjanthropus would not be the proverbial ‘missing link.’
- Shockingly, he has even seemed to enjoy the museums, like the one in Dar Es Salaam where we got a private showing of the Australopithecus skull found by Louis and Mary Leakey in Olduvai Gorge. The 'Trip': So Far, So Good for Both of Us
- Harris and Leakey review the rhinos, represented by cranial, dental, and postcranial fossils.
- In a memo, Leakey—Jane's mentor—credited her with a discovery that helped redefine what it means to be human: Chimps make tools.
- Famed Kenya-born Anthropologist Louis Leakey has evidence that a manlike creature roamed over eastern Africa concurrently with apes 20 million years ago.
- Hominoids consist of seven dental and gnathic specimens, reviewed by Leakey and Walker.
- Her interest in evolution began with a flight from Nairobi into Olduvai Gorge to interview the late paleoanthropologist Mary Leakey. Olduvai, Evolution, and Darwin
