Fossil footprints from Kenya suggest Paranthropus boisei grew much larger than previously believed and may have traveled in all-male groups 1.4 million years ago.

About 1.43 million years ago, eight upright figures waded across a muddy margin of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya. Their feet sank among the tracks of hippos, antelope and wading birds. Then gentle ...

Fossil tracks found in the 1.4-million-year-old rock of Kenya have revealed a few fleeting moments of our early relatives’ history. The footprints record the steps of multiple individual hominins, ...

One of the large, 1.4-million-year-old footprints that the team excavated. A 6-inch (~15 cm) ruler is shown for scale. Credit ...

Ancient footprints reveal an extinct human relative was taller than expected and may have traveled in all-male groups 1.4 million years ago.

By Will Dunham July 28 (Reuters) - Footprints left on a muddy lakeshore in northern Kenya around 1.43 million years ago are providing new insight into the size and behavior of a species in the human ...

A muddy lakeshore in northern Kenya has preserved something bones rarely can, offering a narrow window into movement and company. At the GaJi10 site near Lake Turkana, 21 fossil footprints appear to ...

Footprints discovered in Kenya from ancient times offer fascinating insights into the behavior of early humans. They indicate that men and women possibly traveled in separate groups, pointing towards ...

(CN) — Fossil footprints preserved on the ancient shoreline of Kenya’s Lake Turkana suggest an extinct human relative grew much larger than scientists had believed and may have traveled in groups of ...

Fossilised tracks show all-male group on the move, suggesting females had separate roles in the earliest hominin communities ...

For years, the Turkana Boy has placed Kenya on the world map as a key site in the story of human evolution. Now, there is even more evidence supporting Kenya as a cradle of humankind. The recent ...