First-ever dual-hominid-species footprints discovered with a combination of fame and fortuities.
A 3D computerized model of the surface of the area near Lake Turkana in Kenya shows fossil footprints of Paranthropus boisei with separate footprints of Homo erectus forming a perpendicular path. About 1.5 million years ago, two different species of early man likely came within hours of passing each other on the shores of what is now known as Lake Turkana in Kenya.
Feibel is fairly certain that the pair of prints were left within a relatively short timeframe. Since they were created on the edge of a lake, water could have eroded them, or the sun could have baked them if there was a longer period between their creations. The prints showed no sign of being washed away, either by rain or waves.
Both a level of fortuitousness and fame propelled this study. The fame came because the project was organized by Louise Leakey. She’s a third-generation paleontologist and the granddaughter of Louis Leakey — perhaps the most well-known paleontologist of all time. Feibel has worked with theThe fortune came about because the team was looking for bones at the site. When they unearthed the first footprint, then another, the team’s dig changed direction.
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