2 Different Species of Human Ancestors Left Footprints at Same Spot on Same Day 1.5Mil Years Ago – ‘Really Huge’ First
Footprints dating back 1.5 million years made by two different species of human ancestors have been found at the same spot—a fossil first—and the individuals likely passed within an hour from each other.
More than a million years ago, on a hot savannah teeming with wildlife near the shore of what would someday become Lake Turkana in Kenya, two completely different species of hominins may have passed each other as they scavenged for food.
Scientists know this because they have examined 1.5-million-year-old fossils unearthed here and have concluded they represent the first example of two sets of hominin footprints made about the same time on an ancient lake shore.