He then formed the IARE, inviting notably Johanson, an American anthropologist and founding director of the Institute of Human Origins of Arizona State University; Jon Kalb, an American geologist; and Yves Coppens, a French-born paleontologist now based at the Collège de France, to co-direct the research.
The text describes the formation of the IARE, an organization led by individuals with expertise in anthropology, geology, and paleontology.