Fig. 8 - New friends: UCMP Principal Museum Scientist Mark Goodwin makes new friends on the road in Ethiopia.

Acknowledgments

The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University (1976, 1993, 1996), Providence College (1976, 1993, 1996), Museum of Paleontology, University of California at Berkeley (1993, 1995, 1996) and the National Science Foundation, Divison of International Programs (Grant No. INT-9507819, 1996-97).

We thank our Ethiopian colleagues in the Ministry of Culture, Center for Research and Conservation of Cultural Heritage, and the National Museum, Addis Ababa, for their continued support and cooperation.

Dr. J. Howard Hutchison and Dr. Patricia Holroyd, U.C. Museum of Paleontology, provided valuable assistance toward the preparation of this poster.

Additional Information on Ethiopia

• Ethiopia Country Profile -- from the Greater Horn Information Exchange at US Agency for International Development.

• Ethiopia: Land of Plenty -- from OneWorld Magazine.

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