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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.
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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.
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