The Laetoli footprints of Australopithecus afarensis preserved in volcanic ash located in Tanzania. The tracks discovered by archaeologist Mary Leakey in 1976 are about 3.6 to 3.8 million-years-old. Other animal species prints found among the hominin A. afarensis, were hyenas, Machairodus (a wild cat species), baboons, wild boars, giraffes, gazelles, rhinos, several kinds of antelope, Hipparion, buffaloes, relatives the elephant species, hares, and birds. (Image Credit: Raffaello Pellizzon)Read More →

The Laetoli footprints of Australopithecus afarensis preserved in volcanic ash located in Tanzania. The tracks discovered by archaeologist Mary Leakey in 1976 are about 3.6 to 3.8 million-years-old. Other animal species prints found among the hominin A. afarensis, were hyenas, Machairodus (a wild cat species), baboons, wild boars, giraffes, gazelles, rhinos, several kinds of antelope, Hipparion, buffaloes, relatives the elephant species, hares, and birds. (Image Credit: Raffaello Pellizzon)