Reuters · 1d
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,
WTAE-TV · 12h
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 ...
NewsX · 23h
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,
Courthouse News Service · 19h
Fossil footprints place two early human species in the same area at the same time
The discovery offers new insight into human evolution, particularly between the two early human species, known as hominins — a term for a subdivision of hominids. Hominins are all organisms within the human lineage once they split from the ancestors of the great apes, around six to seven million years ago.
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