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1.4-million-year-old footprints reveal a surprisingly large human relative
2026-08-30
Ancient footprints in Kenya reveal that eight Paranthropus boisei may have traveled together 1.4 million years ago, with some individuals reaching surprisingly large, human-like body sizes. The tracks offer a rare glimpse of their social behavior and suggest these extinct human relatives may have lived in more complex groups than previously thought.
Why It Matters
This discovery provides direct evidence of group behavior and body size variation in an extinct hominin species, advancing understanding of early human relative evolution and sociality.
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