From the 2011 Holiday Lectures — Bones, Stones, and Genes: The Origin of Modern Humans

Floods Supply Sediments for Fossil Formation

The floor of a rift valley is prone to periodic floods that carry in fine silt--the sedimentary matter responsible for fossil formation.

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