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SUBMITTER: Bennett MR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4763286 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bennett M R MR Reynolds S C SC Morse S A SA Budka M M
Scientific reports 20160223
The Laetoli site (Tanzania) contains the oldest known hominin footprints, and their interpretation remains open to debate, despite over 35 years of research. The two hominin trackways present are parallel to one another, one of which is a composite formed by at least two individuals walking in single file. Most researchers have focused on the single, clearly discernible G1 trackway while the G2/3 trackway has been largely dismissed due to its composite nature. Here we report the use of a new tec ...[more]