Mystery hominin left big footprints at ancient lake in Africa
Hatala Footprints left by eight ancient hominins 1.43 million years ago beside a Kenyan lake have puzzled researchers because they don’t look quite as expected for species known to have lived there at that time. Altogether, 21 hominin footprints have been found at the Lake Turkana site, known to researchers as GaJi10, part of which was first discovered in 1978. Read more How did Paranthropus, the last of the ape-people, survive for so long?
- ▪Hatala Footprints left by eight ancient hominins 1.43 million years ago beside a Kenyan lake have puzzled researchers because they don’t look quite as expected for species known to have lived there at that time.
- ▪Altogether, 21 hominin footprints have been found at the Lake Turkana site, known to researchers as GaJi10, part of which was first discovered in 1978.
- ▪Read more How did Paranthropus, the last of the ape-people, survive for so long?
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Humans Mystery hominin left big footprints at ancient lake in AfricaOver 1.4 million years ago, a group of eight ancient hominins walked across a shallow mudflat, but their footprints don’t match those of Paranthropus boisei or Homo erectus By James Woodford 27 July 2026 Facebook Threads X / Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn Reddit Email Print An approximately 1.43-million-year-old hominin footprint from Koobi Fora, KenyaKevin G. Hatala Footprints left by eight ancient hominins 1.43 million years ago beside a Kenyan lake have puzzled researchers because they don’t look quite as expected for species known to have lived there at that time. Altogether, 21 hominin footprints have been found at the Lake Turkana site, known to researchers as GaJi10, part of which was first discovered in 1978.
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