Response to Thackeray (2016) – The possibility of lichen growth on bones of Homo naledi: Were they exposed to light?

• Patrick S. Randolph-Quinney,
• Lucinda R. Backwell,
• Lee R. Berger,
• John Hawks,
• Paul H.G.M. Dirks,
• Eric M. Roberts,
• Godwin Nhauro,
• Jan Kramers

Affiliations

Patrick S. Randolph-Quinney

1 School of Forensic and Applied Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom 2 Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa 3 School of Anatomical Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, Johannesburg, South Africa

Lucinda R. Backwell

Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Lee R. Berger

Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

John Hawks

1 Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa 2 Department of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Paul H.G.M. Dirks

1 Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa 5 Department of Geoscience, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Eric M. Roberts

1 Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa 2 Department of Geoscience, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Godwin Nhauro

Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Jan Kramers

Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa