When famed paleontologist Mary Leakey first uncovered the footprints in Tanzania 40 years ago, the evidence was ambiguous. Leakey focused her attention instead on other fossil footprints that ...

When famed paleontologist Mary Leakey first uncovered the footprints in Tanzania 40 years ago, the evidence was ambiguous. Recommended Videos Leakey focused her attention instead on other fossil ...

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When famed paleontologist Mary Leakey first uncovered the footprints in Tanzania 40 years ago, the evidence was ambiguous. (AP Photo/Susan Linnee, File) ...

Sweet Fern Productions - Mary Leakey and the Laetoli Footprints Rough Video Cut 09/03/15 Narrators: Meave Leakey, Stony Brook University Ian Tattersall, American Museum of Natural History Pat ...

When famed paleontologist Mary Leakey first uncovered the footprints in Tanzania 40 years ago, the evidence was ambiguous. Leakey focused her attention instead on other fossil footprints that ...