Kimolo Mulwa at the site of the first hominin footprint discovery in 1978. Deep, sand-filled depressions to his left show hippopotamus tracks in cross section. Anna K. Behrensmeyer We collected ...
like beach sand, that left a layer on the landscape. Then a light rain fell onto the ash to create something like wet cement -- an ideal material for trapping footprints. Birds and mammals left a ...
Our ancient river flooded and filled the footprint with mud and sand, protecting it. So we've got our protective layer of sand. What happens next? WILL:So next thing is, sea level rose so our ...
By Lynsey Chutel Reporting from London Quarry workers in England have discovered the clawed footprints of a 30-foot-tall predator and the sunken tracks of other dinosaurs, in what paleontologists ...