ISSN:
1824-310X
Keywords:
Laetoli footprints
;
Australopithecus afarensis
;
toes
;
bipedalism
;
hominid evolution
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract The probable misfit between feet, particularly toes II–V, of 3.0-million-year-oldAustralopithecus afarensis from Hadar, Ethiopia, and the 3.5-million-year-old hominid footprints at Site G, Laetoli, Tanzania, casts doubt thatA. Afarensis made the Laetoli trails. We suggest that another species ofAustralopithecus or an anonymous genus of the Hominidae, with remarkably humanoid feet, walked at Laetoli. It would be imprudent to declare thatHomo was present at Laetoli 3.5 million years ago (my) because there is no evidence of brain expansion, advanced tool manufacture, or other non-locomotor hallmarks of the human condition at Site G.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02438142
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