The footprints were found in two sedimentary layers that were 1.5 million years old . Hide Caption 8 of 11 Photos: ( CNN ) -- The prints show a big toe parallel to other toes , unlike that of apes . Believed first hominid to have had same body proportions as modern Homo sapiens .
The footprints were found in two sedimentary layers that were 1.5 million years old . Hide Caption 8 of 11 Photos: The prints show a big toe parallel to other toes , unlike that of apes . Believed first hominid to have had same body proportions as modern Homo sapiens .