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Kenyan footprints shed light on prehistoric human cousin Paranthropus
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Researchers have discovered 21 footprints in Kenya belonging to the prehistoric hominin Paranthropus boisei, dating back 1.43 million years. The findings suggest that these individuals engaged in group travel and provide new insights into their social behavior and anatomy.
July 28 (Reuters) – Footprints left on a muddy lakeshore in northern Kenya around 1.43 million years ago are providing new insight into the size and behavior of a species in the human evolutionary lineage that was the last of its kind, known for extensive anatomical adaptations for eating tough vegetation.
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