Mary Leakey's Discovery of Fossil Footprints in Volcanic Ash at Laetoli

question 45

Multiple Choice

Mary Leakey's discovery of fossil footprints in volcanic ash at Laetoli was important because:

• A) it warned locals of the presence of a nearby active volcano.
• B) fossil animal footprints had never before been discovered.
• C) the volcanic ash had preserved the footprints of at least two bipedal hominids.
• D) it proved that hominids manufactured and used stone tools prior to the origin of bipedalism.

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