1.5M-Year-Old Footprints in Kenya Show Two Hominin Species Coexisted
Muddy footprints found beside Lake Turkana, Kenya reveal two ancient hominin species were once neighbors 1.5 million years ago.
Muddy footprints suggest 2 species of early humans were neighbors in Kenya 1.5 million years ago
The footprints were left in the mud by two different species “within a matter of hours, or at most days,” a co-author of the research study said.
Fossil footprints in Kenya show two ancient human species coexisted
About 1.5 million years ago, individuals of two different species in the human evolutionary lineage trudged on a muddy lakeshore in northern Kenya, leaving behind intersecting trackways alongside the footprints of antelopes,
Different human ancestors walked together, footprints suggest
Study provides first evidence of different bipedalism styles on same footprint surface, attributed to both species.
Fossil footprints in Kenya show two human ancestors coexisting 1.5 million years ago
Researchers discovered 1.5-million-year-old footprints in Kenya's Turkana Basin, revealing coexistence of Paranthropus boisei and Homo erectus. The prints, showing distinct walking patterns, provide direct evidence of the two species' interaction and environment,
Discovery of fossilized footprints reveals the moment two ancient human species crossed paths
Pictured above is a fossil footprint believed to have been created by a hominin species known as Paranthropus boisei, one of 12 such footprints unearthed in Kenya that date back 1.5 million years. The dig took place in 2022, when Hatala and his colleagues ...
Footprints Suggest Different Human Relatives Lived Alongside One Another
A discovery in northern Kenya hints that two extinct species that were our ancient relatives shared the same habitat and possibly interacted.
1.5-Million-Year-Old Footprints Reveal Two Species f Early Human Ancestors Were Neighbors in Kenya
Scientists discovered fossilized footprints along Lake Turkana, Kenya, revealing that early human ancestors Homo erectus and Paranthropus boisei coexisted around 1.5 million years ago. The distinct footprints show different walking styles,
Footprints of two ancient human species found in Kenya
Found at Koobi Fora near Lake Turkana, the footprints show that *Paranthropus boisei* and *Homo erectus* shared the same habitat, offering new insights into their coexistence and evolutionary paths.**
1.5 million-year-old footprints reveal our Homo erectus ancestors lived with a 2nd proto-human species
A set of footprints found at the site of Koobi Fora in Kenya reveals that our ancestor Homo erectus coexisted with a now-extinct bipedal hominin, Paranthropus boisei, 1.5 million years ago.
Muddy Footprints Suggest Early Humans Were Neighbours in Kenya
The discovery comes as the government seeks to raise the number of tourists visiting the country to 10 million annually by 2027.
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Footprints in Kenya reveal two ancient human species crossed paths
“It’s an amazing discovery.” The tracks of fossil footprints were uncovered in 2021 in what is today Koobi Fora, Kenya, ...
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Ancient footprints give clues about bipedalism
Archaeologists working in Kenya found the footprints of two distinct human ancestors preserved in the fossilized mud of an ancient lake — walking side by side.