Ancient Fossil Footsteps Found in Kenya May Hint That an Early Human Relative Was Larger Than Previously Thought
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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, preserved alongside those of ancient hippos and water birds.
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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, preserved alongside those of ancient hippos and water birds. Depending on what species of early human left the tracks, the findings might significantly alter researchers’ understanding of one of the hominins. A team led by paleontologist Kay Behrensmeyer, of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, found the first tracks in 1978.
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