US and European anthropologists discovered footprints of Paranthropus and erectus people who lived simultaneously on the shores of Lake Turkana in Kenya. about this reported In the press service of Rutgers American University.
“The tracks we found were present in the same sediment layers that appeared at the same time and in the same place. This suggests that the individuals that left them lived together on this side of the lake,” said Rutgers University professor Craig Feibel.
Anthropologists estimate that Paranthropus and Homo erectus lived in the area about 1.5 million years ago. Two sets of footprints were found on the northeastern shore of the pond. The finding was sent for analysis, which confirmed that the scars remained at the same time.
This finding, scientists note, casts doubt on the hypothesis of German evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayer. According to his theory, two humanoid species capable of walking upright could not live together.
German scientists from the University of Tübingen in October I learnedSome species of Australopithecus may have used tools. This is indicated by the anatomy of the hands, which is close to the hand structure of modern humans.
Previous scientists I learnedHow human ancestors stopped reptiles.
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Source: Gazeta
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