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Possible shod hominin tracks in the Garden Route National Park, South Africa. Charles Helm

September 10, 2023

Ancient shoes: tracks on a South African beach offer oldest evidence yet of human footwear

Charles Helm, Nelson Mandela University

Trackway findings support the notion of southern Africa being one region where human cognitive and practical ability developed a very long time ago.

Branching gerbil burrows leading to a debris mound preserved on an ancient dune surface. Charles Helm

March 30, 2022

Tiny tracks tell of ancient paths made by gerbils and spiders on South Africa’s south coast

Martin Lockley, University of Colorado Denver and Charles Helm, Nelson Mandela University

There is something near-miraculous in the concept of tiny creatures, weighing just grams, making tracks and traces so long ago, that are now evident in rock.

Many species of iguanas dig shelters for protection against predators, fires and extreme weather. Most also make underground nests. Anthony J. Martin

December 9, 2020

We discovered a 115,000-year-old iguana nest fossil in the Bahamas

Anthony J. Martin, Emory University and Melissa Hage, Emory University

A trace fossil of an iguana burrow was discovered on San Salvador Island in the Bahamas. Estimated to be 115,000 years old, it is the first known fossil of its kind.

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Charles Helm
Research Associate, African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University
Anthony J. Martin
Professor of Practice, Emory University
Martin Lockley
Professor of Geology, University of Colorado Denver
Melissa Hage
Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, Emory University

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