Heterogeneous Hydroclimate and Vegetation in the Middle Miocene East African Rift Valley

Sneha Bapana1, Kevin T Uno2,3, Ashley House4, Irisa Arney5, Catherine C Beck6, Aryeh Grossman7, Francis M Kirera8, Cynthia Liutkus-Pierce9, Ellen Miller10, Isaiah Nengo11, Gabrielle R Russo11 and Daniel R Green2,3, (1)Barnard College, New York, NY, United States, (2)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Biology and Paleo Environment, Palisades, United States, (3)Columbia Climate School, Palisades, United States, (4)Columbia University, New York, United States, (5)Western University of Health Sciences, Lebanon, United States, (6)Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Brunswick, United States, (7)Midwestern University, Glendale, United States, (8)Mercer University, Macon, United States, (9)Appalachian State University, Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences, Boone, United States, (10)Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, United States, (11)Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, United States