Ancient footprints found in Kenya reveal how early human relatives may have travelled and lived together 1.43 million years ago
- PC: Kay Behrensmeyer, SmithsonianLong before stone tools or bones tell their part of the story, footprints can preserve something far more immediate.
- They capture movement rather than anatomy, recording where an individual walked, how they placed their feet, and sometimes who was travelling beside them.
- A newly described set of fossil footprints from northern Kenya offers a rare glimpse into the lives of Early Pleistocene hominins around 1.43 million years ago.
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- PC: Kay Behrensmeyer, SmithsonianLong before stone tools or bones tell their part of the story, footprints can preserve something far more immediate.
- They capture movement rather than anatomy, recording where an individual walked, how they placed their feet, and sometimes who was travelling beside them.
- A newly described set of fossil footprints from northern Kenya offers a rare glimpse into the lives of Early Pleistocene hominins around 1.43 million years ago.
Sources: Times of India