Ancient footprints discovered in Kenya belong to two different species of human relatives who walked on the same ground at the same time 1.5 million years ago, a study found.

The footprints are the first clear evidence that the two hominin species shared a habitat, raising questions about whether their interactions shaped human evolution.

Two species of ancient human relatives crossed paths 1.5 million years ago. Fossilized footprints in Kenya captured the moment, according to a new study.

In 2021, Dr. Hatala was part of a team that reported footprints found in Tanzania were made by two distinct hominin species 3.6 million years ago. Now, he’s found a similar occurrence in Kenya.

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The more than 260 footprints, located in Brazil and in Cameroon, are believed to be part of the Early Cretaceous period, according to a study published Monday by the New Mexico Museum of Natural ...

Romilio said in a video that the footprints are mostly headed in one of two directions. “(This) kind of indicates to us that they were either crossing a river," he said.

Ancient footprints discovered in Kenya belong to two different species of human relatives who walked on the same ground at the same time 1.5 million years ago, a study found.

Two species of ancient human relatives crossed paths 1.5 million years ago. Fossilized footprints in Kenya captured the moment, according to a new study.

Around 1.5 million years ago, four walkers traversed the muddy shore of a lake, leaving footprints. If they did not cross paths, they would have missed each other narrowly — probably by hours if ...