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Biography
I am a geoscientist exploring questions about past life, human evolution and sedimentary geology.
Previously, I focused on the floral aspects of rocks deposited along the coastal margin of Tanzania, dating back 300 to 150 million years. By analyzing plant pollen, I determined the depositional ages of these rocks and compared them to equivalent-age formations elsewhere.
Currently, as a Ph.D. student, I apply advanced methods such as sedimentology at physical bed-to-architectural scales, paleohydraulics, palynology, drone photogrammetry, geochronology, and geochemistry. My research centers on the Oldupai Gorge Basin, a UNESCO World Heritage site with significant archaeological importance. My ultimate goal is to reconstruct the habitat of early Homo species by integrating these multidisciplinary approaches.
Research Interest
Palynology
Sedimentology
Biostratigraphy
Sequence stratigraphy
Geochronology
Paleoanthropology
Awards
Francis H. Brown African Research Grant (The Leakey Foundation)
Robert T D Wickenden Memorial Scholarship
Roy Oliver Lindseth Graduate Scholarship in Diversity
Tanzania Stratigraphic Nomenclature Project (TSNP), Lab Funding
UDSM Competitive Research Award (Stiegler's Gorge Project)
Contacts
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Projects
The Stiglers Gorge Biostratigraphy (Principal Investigator)
Sedimentary and Thermal Evolution of the Coastal Basin of Tanzania (Member)
The Lake Victoria Drilling Project (Member)
Stone Tools, Diety and Sociality (PhD student)
Tanzania Stratigraphic Nomenclature Project (TSNP) (MSc. Student)
Publications
Mercader, J.,Akuku, P., Boivin, N.,Camacho, N., Carter., Clarke, S., Cueva T., Favreau, J., Galloway, J., Hernando, R., Huang, H., Hubbard, H., Larter,S., Magohe, S., Mohamed, A., Mwambwiga, A., Oladele, A., Petraglia, Roberts, P., Saladié, P., Shikoni, A., Silva, R., Soto, M., Stricklin, D., Mekonnen, DZ.,Zhao, Durkin, P.,2025. Homo erectus adaptation to steppe-desert climate 2 extremes one million years ago. Communication-Earth and Environments. Communication, Earth and Environment.2025. Homo erectus adapted to steppe-desert climate extremes one million years ago. Communications Earth & Environment, 6(1), p.1.
Magohe, S.P. and Mtelela, C., 2024. Permian-Triassic Palynological and Paleobotanical Record from the Karoo-Equivalent Strata in the Tanga Basin, Coastal Tanzania. Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation, 32(3), pp.222-241.
Nyaki, F.C., Kiswaka, E.B., Boboye, O.A., Magohe, S.P., Mshiu, E.E. and Mtelela, C., 2024. Depositional and post-depositional architectural elements of the Dar es Salaam Platform, central coastal Tanzania: distribution of petroleum system elements and their implications for petroleum prospectivity. Journal of Sedimentary Environments, pp.1-18.
Magohe, S.P., Houben, A.J., Mtelela, C., Verreussel, R.M. and Janssen, N.M., 2023. The first record of Permo-Triassic palynomorphs and palynological change across the Triassic-Jurassic transition in the onshore Ruvu Basin, Tanzania. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 207, p.105070.
Magohe, S.P., Shoo, N., Mapogha, E., Kinabo, C. and Chambulikazi, C., 2022. Monitoring rock movement and—controlling ore loss and dilution associated with blasting at Geita and North Mara Gold mines, Tanzania. Mining Technology, 131(2), pp.90-103.
Magohe, S.P., 2019. Preliminary palynology of the Karoo equivalent Tanga beds, coastal Tanzania: insights on preservation, age and depositional environments. Tanzania Journal of Science, 45(3), pp.392-404.