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《新科学家》 第3606期 · 2026年8月1日 · 中文解读

肯尼亚发现的神秘巨型古人类足迹

Big hominin footprints in Kenya are a mystery · James Woodford
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研究人员在肯尼亚湖畔发现了143万年前留下的八组古人类足迹,其形状与已知物种不符,且尺寸异常巨大,引发了对当时物种体型上限的重新评估。
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FOOTPRINTS left by eight ancient hominins 1.43 million years ago beside a Kenyan lake have puzzled researchers because they don’t look as expected for the species known to be living there at that time. The shape of the footprints look similar to others made by P. boisei, but they are considerably larger. Previous estimates have suggested the largest members of the species were just over 160 centimetres tall, but analysis of the new footprints indicates that if they were made by P. boisei, they must have been over 180 centimetres tall. While the tracks fit within the size range of the other species known from the area, H. erectus, the shape doesn’t. …
摘自《新科学家》(New Scientist)第3606期 · 2026年8月1日,James Woodford。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。
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