Laetoli footprints dating
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Dating footprints – 30 Day Transformation Team
Laetoli , also spelled Laetolil , site of paleoanthropological excavations in northern Tanzania about 40 km 25 miles from Olduvai Gorge , another major site. Mary Leakey and coworkers discovered fossils of Australopithecus afarensis at Laetoli in , not far from where a group of hominin of human lineage fossils had been unearthed in The fossils found at Laetoli date to a period between 3. They come from at least 23 individuals and take the form of teeth, jaws, and a fragmentary infant skeleton. In volcanic sediments dated to 3. Homo sapiens fossils have also been found at Laetoli in strata dating to about , years ago.



Dating, the Leakeys, Laetoli, and Lucy Flashcards Preview
The Laetoli footprints were formed and preserved by a chance combination of events -- a volcanic eruption, a rainstorm, and another ashfall. When they were found in , these hominid tracks, at least 3. Paleoanthropologist and consultant forensic scientist Owen Lovejoy compares the ancient biped prints with those of modern humans and chimpanzees. All rights reserved. View in: QuickTime RealPlayer.





One surprise is especially interesting: the Neanderthal lumbar spine was practically straight! This was a great surprise to the researchers since they were expecting that Neanderthals, who are quite closely related to our species, would surely have the same lumbar spine shape as ours. So discovering that the Neanderthal lumbar spine is straight was shocking to them. For those who subscribe to the basic tenets of the Gokhale Method , though, discovering that the Neanderthal lumbar spine is straight is not so shocking.
