Muddy footprints found beside Lake Turkana, Kenya reveal two ancient hominin species were once neighbors 1.5 million years ago.

About 1.5 million years ago, individuals of two different species in the human evolutionary lineage trudged on a muddy lakeshore in northern Kenya, leaving behind intersecting trackways alongside the footprints of antelopes,

The footprints were left in the mud by two different species “within a matter of hours, or at most days,” a co-author of the research study said.

Researchers discovered 1.5-million-year-old footprints in Kenya's Turkana Basin, revealing coexistence of Paranthropus boisei and Homo erectus. The prints, showing distinct walking patterns, provide direct evidence of the two species' interaction and environment,

Newly discovered fossil footprints indicate two different ancient human relatives walked upright around a muddy lake in Kenya.

Scientists discovered fossilized footprints along Lake Turkana, Kenya, revealing that early human ancestors Homo erectus and Paranthropus boisei coexisted around 1.5 million years ago. The distinct footprints show different walking styles,

Found at Koobi Fora near Lake Turkana, the footprints show that *Paranthropus boisei* and *Homo erectus* shared the same habitat, offering new insights into their coexistence and evolutionary paths.**

The discovery comes as the government seeks to raise the number of tourists visiting the country to 10 million annually by 2027.

Newly discovered 1.5-million-year-old footprints reveal how two extinct human species crossed paths within hours of each other.

Two species of ancient human relatives crossed paths 1.5 million years ago. Fossilized footprints in Kenya captured the moment, according to a new study.