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accumulating over the past few years favors late Miocene as the age 

 of the laterite in northern Australia. It is, therefore, fairly certain 

 that the Wolf Creek crater was formed later than Miocene times. 



The erosion of the crater is slight, and signs of erosion on the steep 

 walls of the crater are not well marked. As far as could be ascer- 

 tained, aboriginals in the area have no record of the meteor in their 

 legends but are aware of the crater. 



The evidence suggests, therefore, a Pleistocene or Recent age for 

 the crater. 



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