Mysterious Human Footprints From 1.5 Million Years Ago Reveal a Surprise

Ancient footprints reveal that a thriving landscape 1.5 million years ago in what is now Kenya was able to accommodate two different species of hominin, living side by side.

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CNNLean Left· 671d ago· ran in 2 outlets

Discovery of fossilized footprints reveals the moment two ancient human species crossed paths

New York TimesLean Left· 671d ago

Footprints Suggest Different Human Relatives Lived Alongside One Another

Scientific AmericanLean Left· 671d ago

Fossil Footprints Suggest Two Early Human Species Crossed Paths within Hours

NBC NewsLean Left· 671d ago

Footprints show two species of ancient human relatives shared the same ground at the same time

Honolulu Star-AdvertiserLean Left· 671d ago

Fossil footprints in Kenya show two ancient human species coexisted | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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Science AlertCenter· 670d ago

Mysterious Human Footprints From 1.5 Million Years Ago Reveal a Surprise

WMURCenter· 670d ago· ran in 2 outlets

Discovery of fossilized footprints reveals the moment two ancient human species crossed paths

PhysCenter· 670d ago

Fossilized footprints reveal two extinct hominin species living side by side 1.5 million years ago

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Local News 8Center· 671d ago

Muddy footprints suggest 2 species of early humans were neighbors in Kenya 1.5 million years ago

The RepublicCenter· 671d ago

Muddy footprints suggest 2 species of early humans were neighbors in Kenya 1.5 million years ago

KEYT Santa BarbaraCenter· 671d ago

Muddy footprints suggest 2 species of early humans were neighbors in Kenya 1.5 million years ago

Live ScienceCenter· 671d ago

1.5 million-year-old footprints reveal our Homo erectus ancestors lived with a 2nd proto-human species

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Daily JournalLean Right· 671d ago· ran in 4 outlets

Muddy footprints suggest 2 species of early humans were neighbors in Kenya 1.5 million years ago

Green Field ReporterLean Right· 671d ago

Muddy footprints suggest 2 species of early humans were neighbors in Kenya 1.5 million years ago - The Daily Reporter

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The GuardianLean Left· 671d ago

Footprints in Kenya ‘show distant relatives of modern humans coexisted’

GizmodoLeft· 671d ago

Remarkable Fossil Footprints Show Two Hominin Species Coexisting 1.5 Million Years Ago

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