At Least Two Hominin Species Coexisted in Kenya 1.5 Million Years Ago

Nov 28, 2024 - 12:00
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At Least Two Hominin Species Coexisted in Kenya 1.5 Million Years Ago
A 3D computerized model of the surface of the area near Lake Turkana in Kenya shows fossil footprints of Paranthropus boisei (vertical footprints) with separate footprints of Homo erectus forming a perpendicular path. Image credit: Kevin Hatala / Chatham University.

Paleoanthropologists have discovered 1.5-million-year-old footprints of two completely different species of hominins -- Homo erectus and Paranthropus boisei -- at a same locality near Lake Turkana in Kenya.

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