Walking in Our Ancestors’ Footsteps

Evidence for bipedal walking is visible in fossilized footprints—the Laetoli footprints—that date to 3.6–3.8 million years ago. The fossilized footprints look similar to those of modern humans.

A triptych of photos, one showing fossilized human footprints and two showing modern humans comparing their feet to the fossils.
Comparing modern human feet to the fossilized Laetoli footprints that date 3.6 to 3.8 million years ago.