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Footprints are the impressions or images left behind by a person walking or running. Hoofprints and pawprints are those left by animals with hooves or paws rather than feet, while "shoeprints" is the specific term for prints made by shoes. They may either be indentations in the ground or something placed onto the surface that was stuck to the bottom of the foot. A "trackway" is a set of footprints in soft earth left by a life-form; animal tracks are the footprints, hoofprints, or pawprints of an animal.

Footprints can be followed when tracking during a hunt or can provide evidence of activities. Some footprints remain unexplained, with several famous stories from mythology and legend. Others have provided evidence of prehistoric life and behaviours.

Footprints in detective work

The print left behind at a crime scene can give vital evidence to the perpetrator of the crime. Shoes have many different prints based on the sole design and the wear that it has received – this can help to identify suspects.^[1] Photographs or castings of footprints can be taken to preserve the finding. Analysis of footprints and shoeprints is a specialist part of forensic science.

Some detective work is relatively immediate, with criminals being tracked by the footprints they left in the snow leading from the crime scene to their home or hiding place. This is usually reported as a humorous story in news publications.^[2]^[3]

Footprints can also allow the detective to find the approximate height from,^[4] footprint and shoeprint. The Foot tends to be approximately 15% of the person's average height.^[5]^[6] Individualistic characteristics of the footprints like numerous creases, flatfoot character, horizontal and vertical ridges, corns, deformities etc. can help the forensic scientist in cases pertaining to criminal identification.^[5] In some forensic cases, the need may also arise to estimate body weight from the size of the footprints.^[7]

Footprints have been shown to have determined the height and the sex of the individual.

Ridge patterns

Friction ridge skin present on the soles of the feet and toes (plantar surfaces) is as unique in its ridge detail as are the fingers and palms (palmar surfaces). When recovered at crime scenes or on items of evidence, sole and toe impressions can be used in the same manner as finger and palm prints to effect identifications. Footprint (toe and sole friction ridge skin) evidence has been admitted in courts in the United States since 1934.^[8]

The footprints of infants, along with the thumb or index finger prints of mothers, are still commonly recorded in hospitals to assist in verifying the identity of infants. Often, the only identifiable ridge detail that can be seen on a baby's foot is from the large toe or adjacent to the large toe.

It is not uncommon for military records of flight personnel to include bare foot inked impressions. Friction ridge skin protected inside flight boots tends to survive the trauma of a plane crash (and accompanying fire) better than fingers. Even though the US Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory (AFDIL), as of 2010, stored refrigerated DNA samples from all active duty and reserve personnel, almost all casualty identifications are effected using fingerprints from military ID card records (live scan fingerprints are recorded at the time such cards are issued). When friction ridge skin is not available from military personnel's remains, DNA and dental records are used to confirm identity.

Ancient footprints

Footprints have been preserved as fossils and provide evidence of prehistoric life. Known as "ichnites", these trace fossils can give clues to the behaviour of specific species of dinosaur. The study of such fossils is known as ichnology and the footprints may be given scientific names (ichnospecies). Grallator is one example of an ichnogenus based on ichnites. Strictly speaking, an ichnospecies is the name of the trace fossil, not of the animal that made it.

An international team's discovery of a set of 1.5 million-year-old human ancestor footprints in Ileret, Kenya provides the earliest direct evidence of a modern human style of upright walking. The team believe that the prints were probably formed by the species Homo erectus.^[9]

Footprints suggesting the first making of shoes or sandals due to having crisp edges, no signs of toes found and three small divots where leather tying laces/straps would have been attached have been in South Africa dating back to between 73,000 and 136,000 PB.^[10]

Further, in September 2021, scientists reported the discovery of human footprints in the state of New Mexico that are understood to be 23,000 years old, around the time of the last Ice Age.^[11] Later studies, reported in October 2023, confirmed that the age of the human footprints to be "up to 23,000 years old".^[12]^[13]

Other footprint findings

Lark Quarry Dinosaur Trackways, the only known palaeontological record of a dinosaur stampede^[14]
Trachilos footprints – hominin-like footprints from the Miocene era (5.7 million years ago) discovered in Crete.
Laetoli – human footprints from the Pliocene era (3.7 million years ago) preserved in volcanic ash^[15]
Siwa Oasis in Egypt – hominid footprint over 3 million years old^[16]
Koobi Fora – 1.5 million-year-old hominin footprints in Kenya showing essentially modern bipedal locomotion^[17]
The Ciampate del Diavolo in Italy are a series of hominid footprints in solidified ash from the eruption of a volcano 345,000 years ago
Acahualinca – 2,100-year-old human footprints fossilized in volcanic ash and mud in Nicaragua^[18]
Uskmouth – human footprints carbon dated to 4200 BC preserved in clay^[19]
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park – Footprint impressions found in the Ka’u Desert ash within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park^[20]
Footprints of Eve – the oldest known footprints of an anatomically modern human^[21]
1790 Footprints – a set of footprints on the island of Hawaii
Happisburgh footprints – footprints of about five adult and children members of Homo antecessor dating to more than 800,000 years before present, found at Happisburgh in England^[22]
Pilauco footprint, the oldest footprint found in the Americas^[23]
Paluxy dinosaur trackways and footprints in the Paluxy riverbed.

Footprints in myth and legend

The appearance of footprints, or marks interpreted as footprints, have led to numerous myths and legends. Some locations use such imprints as tourist attractions.

Détailed article Petrosomatoglyph

Examples of footprints in myth and legend include:

Buddha footprint – an aniconic and symbolic representation of the Buddha.^[24]
The Devil's Footprints – an unexplained series of hoof-like marks that appeared in Devon, England on 8 February 1855 after a light snowfall during the night.^[25]
Golden calf – in Islam dust from the hoofprints of Haizum, the winged horse of archangel Gabriel, is used to animate the Golden calf.^[26]
Moso's Footprint – a 1m by 3m rock enclosure in Samoa made when the giant Moso stepped over to Samoa from Fiji, and the other footprint can be found on Viti Levu, the largest island of Fiji.
Footprints of Bigfoot, a cryptozoological animal, are said to give proof to its existence.
Sri Pada, or Adam's Peak, a mountain in Sri Lanka, has a large footprint-shaped impression in the rock at its summit, said by various religious adherents to be that of the Buddha, Shiva or Adam.
The reputed print of the right foot of Jesus is preserved in the Mosque of the Ascension in Jerusalem.
A set of Jesus's footprints, according to legend, are preserved at the Church of Domine Quo Vadis outside of Rome.
A mark in stone of the paving of the Munich Frauenkirche is known as the Teufelstritt ("Devil's Footstep").

Footprints in popular culture

The imagery of footprints has been used in many areas of popular culture. Several poems and songs have been written about them, with the Christian poem Footprints being one of the best known.

Prints or impressions of a child's feet can be kept as a memento by parents.^[27] Usually this is done using paint. The impressions of celebrity's feet, usually in concrete, may be kept in a collection such as that outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre.

References

^ BBC News, 2 March 1998. "Footprints help to track down criminals". Accessed 28 July 2006.
^ BBC News, 30 June 2005. "Vandal caught by his footprints". Accessed 28 July 2006.
^ BBC News, 27 April 2006. "Footprints in snow lead to court". Accessed 28 July 2006.
^ Krishan K, Sharma A (August 2007). "Estimation of stature from dimensions of hands and feet in a North Indian population". J Forensic Leg Med. 14 (6): 327–32. doi:10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.10.008. PMID 17239650.
^ ^a ^b Krishan K (March 2008). "Estimation of stature from footprint and foot outline dimensions in Gujjars of North India". Forensic Sci. Int. 175 (2–3): 93–101. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.05.014. PMID 17590549.
^ Krishan K (December 2008). "Determination of stature from foot and its segments in a north Indian population". Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 29 (4): 297–303. doi:10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181847dd3. PMID 19259013. S2CID 205910454.
^ Krishan K (July 2008). "Establishing correlation of footprints with body weight—forensic aspects". Forensic Sci. Int. 179 (1): 63–9. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.04.015. PMID 18515026.
^ People v. Les, 267 Michigan 648, 255 NW 407.
^ Ancient 1.5 Million-Year-Old Footprints Show Earliest Evidence of Modern Foot Anatomy and Walking Newswise, Retrieved on 3 March 2009.
^ Helm, Charles W.; Lockley, Martin G.; Cawthra, Hayley C.; De Vynck, Jan C.; Dixon, Mark G.; Rust, Renée; Stear, Willo; Van Tonder, Monique; Zipfel, Bernhard (2023). "Possible shod-hominin tracks on South Africa's Cape coast". Ichnos. 30 (2): 79–97. doi:10.1080/10420940.2023.2249585. ISSN 1042-0940.
^ Zimmer, Carl (23 September 2021). "Ancient Footprints Push Back Date of Human Arrival in the Americas - Human footprints found in New Mexico are about 23,000 years old, a study reported, suggesting that people may have arrived long before the Ice Age's glaciers melted". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
^ Wei-Haas, Maya (5 October 2023). "New Evidence That Ancient Footprints Push Back Human Arrival in North America - Following up on a study in 2021 of tracks found in New Mexico, researchers used more methods to bolster the claim that the tracks are up to 23,000 years old". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
^ Pigati, Jeffrey S.; et al. (5 October 2023). "Independent age estimates resolve the controversy of ancient human footprints at White Sands". Science. 382 (6666): 73–75. doi:10.1126/science.adh5007. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
^ Queensland Parks and Widelife Service: Lark Quarry Conservation Park Archived 13 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ Wong K (August 2005). "Footprints to fill. Flat feet and doubts about makers of the Laetoli Tracks". Sci. Am. 293 (2): 18–9. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0805-18. PMID 16053127. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2006.
^ "Egypt footprint 'could be oldest'". 21 August 2007 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
^ Bennett MR, Harris JW, Richmond BG, et al. (February 2009). "Early hominin foot morphology based on 1.5-million-year-old footprints from Ileret, Kenya". Science. 323 (5918): 1197–201. Bibcode:2009Sci...323.1197B. doi:10.1126/science.1168132. PMID 19251625. S2CID 10861457.
^ Schmincke, H.-U.; Kutterolf, S.; Perez, J.; Rausch, J.; Freundt, A.; Strauch, W. (2008). "Walking through volcanic mud: the 2,100 year-old Acahualinca footprints (Nicaragua). I Stratigraphy, lithology, volcanology and age of the Acahualinca section" (PDF). Bulletin of Volcanology. 71 (5): 479–93. Bibcode:2009BVol...71..479S. doi:10.1007/s00445-008-0235-9. S2CID 43686540.
^ Gathering the Jewels. "Prehistoric footprints, Uskmouth, Glamorgan Archived 4 January 2006 at the Wayback Machine". Accessed 28 July 2006.
^ Nakamura, J.J.M. (2009). "Hominid Footprints in Recent Volcanic Ash: New Interpretations from Hawaii Volcanoes National Park". Ichnos. 16 (1–2): 118–123. doi:10.1080/10420940802471001. S2CID 214651957.
^ "National Geographic press release 08/14/1997 Footprints from Dawn of Modern Humans found". National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 30 January 1998. Retrieved 8 September 2008.
^ Ashton, Nicholas (7 February 2014). "The earliest human footprints outside Africa". British Museum. Archived from the original on 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
^ "Oldest human footprint found in the Americas confirmed in Chile: researcher – Reuters". Reuters. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^ Japanese Buddhist Statuary, 14 January 2005. "Stone footprints of the Buddha". Accessed 28 July 2006.
^ MysteriousBritain.co.uk. "The Devil's Footprints Archived 9 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine". Accessed 28 July 2006.
^ "Libra the Scales Archived 18 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine". Accessed 28 July 2006.
^ Check Footprints http://www.baby-art.com/en/products/categories/prints.aspx

Krishan K (July 2007). "Individualizing characteristics of footprints in Gujjars of North India—forensic aspects". Forensic Sci. Int. 169 (2–3): 137–44. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.08.006. PMID 16965880.
Devesh V Oberoi (2006). "Estimation of Stature and Sex from Foot print length using regression formulae and standard foot print length formula respectively". Journal of Punjab Academy of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. 6: 5–8.

External links

Media related to Footprint (category) at Wikimedia Commons

[1] BBC News, 2 March 1998. "Footprints help to track down criminals". Accessed 28 July 2006.

[2] BBC News, 30 June 2005. "Vandal caught by his footprints". Accessed 28 July 2006.

[3] BBC News, 27 April 2006. "Footprints in snow lead to court". Accessed 28 July 2006.

[4] Krishan K, Sharma A (August 2007). "Estimation of stature from dimensions of hands and feet in a North Indian population". J Forensic Leg Med. 14 (6): 327–32. doi:10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.10.008. PMID 17239650.

[Krishan_K_2008_93–101-5] Krishan K (March 2008). "Estimation of stature from footprint and foot outline dimensions in Gujjars of North India". Forensic Sci. Int. 175 (2–3): 93–101. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.05.014. PMID 17590549.

[6] Krishan K (December 2008). "Determination of stature from foot and its segments in a north Indian population". Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 29 (4): 297–303. doi:10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181847dd3. PMID 19259013. S2CID 205910454.

[7] Krishan K (July 2008). "Establishing correlation of footprints with body weight—forensic aspects". Forensic Sci. Int. 179 (1): 63–9. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.04.015. PMID 18515026.

[8] People v. Les, 267 Michigan 648, 255 NW 407.

[9] Ancient 1.5 Million-Year-Old Footprints Show Earliest Evidence of Modern Foot Anatomy and Walking Newswise, Retrieved on 3 March 2009.

[Helm_Lockley_Cawthra_De_Vynck-10] Helm, Charles W.; Lockley, Martin G.; Cawthra, Hayley C.; De Vynck, Jan C.; Dixon, Mark G.; Rust, Renée; Stear, Willo; Van Tonder, Monique; Zipfel, Bernhard (2023). "Possible shod-hominin tracks on South Africa's Cape coast". Ichnos. 30 (2): 79–97. doi:10.1080/10420940.2023.2249585. ISSN 1042-0940.

[NYT-20210923-11] Zimmer, Carl (23 September 2021). "Ancient Footprints Push Back Date of Human Arrival in the Americas - Human footprints found in New Mexico are about 23,000 years old, a study reported, suggesting that people may have arrived long before the Ice Age's glaciers melted". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 September 2021.

[NYT-20231005mw-12] Wei-Haas, Maya (5 October 2023). "New Evidence That Ancient Footprints Push Back Human Arrival in North America - Following up on a study in 2021 of tracks found in New Mexico, researchers used more methods to bolster the claim that the tracks are up to 23,000 years old". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.

[SCI-20231005-13] Pigati, Jeffrey S.; et al. (5 October 2023). "Independent age estimates resolve the controversy of ancient human footprints at White Sands". Science. 382 (6666): 73–75. doi:10.1126/science.adh5007. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.

[14] Queensland Parks and Widelife Service: Lark Quarry Conservation Park Archived 13 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[15] Wong K (August 2005). "Footprints to fill. Flat feet and doubts about makers of the Laetoli Tracks". Sci. Am. 293 (2): 18–9. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0805-18. PMID 16053127. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2006.

[16] "Egypt footprint 'could be oldest'". 21 August 2007 – via news.bbc.co.uk.

[17] Bennett MR, Harris JW, Richmond BG, et al. (February 2009). "Early hominin foot morphology based on 1.5-million-year-old footprints from Ileret, Kenya". Science. 323 (5918): 1197–201. Bibcode:2009Sci...323.1197B. doi:10.1126/science.1168132. PMID 19251625. S2CID 10861457.

[SchminckeOthers2009-18] Schmincke, H.-U.; Kutterolf, S.; Perez, J.; Rausch, J.; Freundt, A.; Strauch, W. (2008). "Walking through volcanic mud: the 2,100 year-old Acahualinca footprints (Nicaragua). I Stratigraphy, lithology, volcanology and age of the Acahualinca section" (PDF). Bulletin of Volcanology. 71 (5): 479–93. Bibcode:2009BVol...71..479S. doi:10.1007/s00445-008-0235-9. S2CID 43686540.

[19] Gathering the Jewels. "Prehistoric footprints, Uskmouth, Glamorgan Archived 4 January 2006 at the Wayback Machine". Accessed 28 July 2006.

[Nakamura2009-20] Nakamura, J.J.M. (2009). "Hominid Footprints in Recent Volcanic Ash: New Interpretations from Hawaii Volcanoes National Park". Ichnos. 16 (1–2): 118–123. doi:10.1080/10420940802471001. S2CID 214651957.

[eve3-21] "National Geographic press release 08/14/1997 Footprints from Dawn of Modern Humans found". National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 30 January 1998. Retrieved 8 September 2008.

[22] Ashton, Nicholas (7 February 2014). "The earliest human footprints outside Africa". British Museum. Archived from the original on 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.

[23] "Oldest human footprint found in the Americas confirmed in Chile: researcher – Reuters". Reuters. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

[24] Japanese Buddhist Statuary, 14 January 2005. "Stone footprints of the Buddha". Accessed 28 July 2006.

[25] MysteriousBritain.co.uk. "The Devil's Footprints Archived 9 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine". Accessed 28 July 2006.

[26] "Libra the Scales Archived 18 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine". Accessed 28 July 2006.

[27] Check Footprints http://www.baby-art.com/en/products/categories/prints.aspx

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+{{short description|Impressions or images left behind by a person walking or running}}
-[[Image:Footprints in sand.jpg|thumb|Footprints in the sand of a beach.]]
+{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
-'''Footprints''' are the impressions or images left behind by a person walking.  '''Hoofprints''' and '''pawprints''' are those left by animals with [[hoof|hooves]] or [[paw]]s rather than [[foot|feet]], while "'''shoeprints'''" is the specific term for prints made by [[shoe]]s.  They may either be indentations in the ground or something placed onto the surface that was stuck to the bottom of the foot.  A "[[trackway]]" is set of footprints in soft earth left by a life-form; [[animal tracks]] are the footprints, hoofprints, or pawprints of an animal.
+[[Image:Buzz Aldrin's bootprint on the Moon, AS11-40-5877 (21472308758).jpg|thumb|right|[[Buzz Aldrin]]'s bootprint on the [[Moon]] in 1969 on the [[Apollo 11]] mission]]
+'''Footprints''' are the impressions or images left behind by a person walking or running. '''Hoofprints''' and '''pawprints''' are those left by animals with [[hoof|hooves]] or [[paw]]s rather than [[foot|feet]], while "'''shoeprints'''" is the specific term for prints made by [[shoe]]s. They may either be indentations in the ground or something placed onto the surface that was stuck to the bottom of the foot. A "[[trackway]]" is a set of footprints in soft earth left by a life-form; [[Animal track|animal tracks]] are the footprints, hoofprints, or pawprints of an [[animal]].
+[[File:Barefoot_painted_Footprint.jpeg|thumb|right|150px|Painted footprints from a child on a piece of paper]]
-Footprints can be followed when [[tracking (hunting)|tracking]] during a [[hunting|hunt]] or can provide evidence of activities.
+Footprints can be followed when [[tracking (hunting)|tracking]] during a [[hunting|hunt]] or can provide evidence of activities. Some footprints remain unexplained, with several famous stories from [[mythology]] and [[legend]]. Others have provided evidence of prehistoric life and behaviours.
-Some footprints remain unexplained, with several famous stories from [[mythology]] and [[legend]].  Others have provided evidence of prehistoric life and behaviours.
 ==Footprints in detective work==
+[[Image:Shoeprint(scene).JPG|thumb|Shoeprint left at crime scene|left]]
-The print left behind at a [[crime scene]] can give vital evidence to the perpetrator of the crime.  Shoes have different prints based on the [[sole]] design and the wear that it has received &ndash; this can help to identify suspects.<ref>[[BBC News]], [[2 March]] [[1998]].  "[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/61277.stm Footprints help to track down criminals]".  Accessed [[28 July]] [[2006]].</ref>  Photographs or [[casting]]s of footprints can be taken to preserve the finding.  Analysis of footprints and shoeprints is a specialist part of [[forensics|forensic science]].
+The print left behind at a [[crime scene]] can give vital evidence to the perpetrator of the crime. Shoes have many different prints based on the [[Sole (shoe)|sole]] design and the wear that it has received – this can help to identify suspects.<ref>[[BBC News]], 2 March 1998. "[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/61277.stm Footprints help to track down criminals]". Accessed 28 July 2006.</ref> Photographs or [[casting]]s of footprints can be taken to preserve the finding. [[Forensic footwear evidence|Analysis of footprints and shoeprints]] is a specialist part of [[forensics|forensic science]].
+Some detective work is relatively immediate, with criminals being tracked by the footprints they left in the snow leading from the crime scene to their home or hiding place. This is usually reported as a humorous story in news publications.<ref>[[BBC News]], 30 June 2005. "[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/southern_counties/4637853.stm Vandal caught by his footprints]". Accessed 28 July 2006.</ref><ref>[[BBC News]], 27 April 2006. "[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/4950614.stm Footprints in snow lead to court]". Accessed 28 July 2006.</ref>
+Footprints can also allow the detective to find the approximate height from,<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Krishan K, Sharma A |title=Estimation of stature from dimensions of hands and feet in a North Indian population |journal=J Forensic Leg Med |volume=14 |issue=6 |pages=327–32 |date=August 2007 |pmid=17239650 |doi=10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.10.008 }}</ref> footprint and shoeprint. The Foot tends to be approximately 15% of the person's average height.<ref name="Krishan K 2008 93–101">{{cite journal |author=Krishan K |title=Estimation of stature from footprint and foot outline dimensions in Gujjars of North India |journal=Forensic Sci. Int. |volume=175 |issue=2–3 |pages=93–101 |date=March 2008 |pmid=17590549 |doi=10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.05.014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Krishan K |title=Determination of stature from foot and its segments in a north Indian population |journal=Am J Forensic Med Pathol |volume=29 |issue=4 |pages=297–303 |date=December 2008 |pmid=19259013 |doi=10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181847dd3 |s2cid=205910454 }}</ref> Individualistic characteristics of the footprints like numerous creases, flatfoot character, horizontal and vertical ridges, corns, deformities etc. can help the forensic scientist in cases pertaining to criminal identification.<ref name="Krishan K 2008 93–101"/> In some forensic cases, the need may also arise to estimate body weight from the size of the footprints.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Krishan K |title=Establishing correlation of footprints with body weight—forensic aspects |journal=Forensic Sci. Int. |volume=179 |issue=1 |pages=63–9 |date=July 2008 |pmid=18515026 |doi=10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.04.015 }}</ref>
-Some detective work is relatively immediate, with criminals being tracked by the footprints they left in the snow leading from the crime scene to their home or hiding place.  This is usually reported as a humorous story in news publications.Trust me it was really hilarious<ref>[[BBC News]], [[30 June]] [[2005]].  "[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/southern_counties/4637853.stm Vandal caught by his footprints]".  Accessed [[28 July]] [[2006]].</ref><ref>[[BBC News]], [[27 April]] [[2006]].  "[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/4950614.stm Footprints in snow lead to court]".  Accessed [[28 July]] [[2006]].</ref>
+Footprints have been shown to have determined the height and the sex of the individual.<!-- ???(External Link 2) -->
+===Ridge patterns===
+Friction ridge skin present on the soles of the feet and toes (plantar surfaces) is as unique in its ridge detail as are the fingers and palms (palmar surfaces). When recovered at crime scenes or on items of evidence, sole and toe impressions can be used in the same manner as finger and palm prints to effect identifications. Footprint (toe and sole friction ridge skin) evidence has been admitted in courts in the United States since 1934.<ref>''People v. Les'', 267 Michigan 648, 255 NW 407.</ref>
+The footprints of infants, along with the thumb or index finger prints of mothers, are still commonly recorded in hospitals to assist in verifying the identity of infants. Often, the only identifiable ridge detail that can be seen on a baby's foot is from the large toe or adjacent to the large toe.
+It is not uncommon for military records of flight personnel to include bare foot inked impressions. Friction ridge skin protected inside flight boots tends to survive the trauma of a plane crash (and accompanying fire) better than fingers. Even though the US [[Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory]] (AFDIL), as of 2010, stored refrigerated DNA samples from all active duty and reserve personnel, almost all casualty identifications are effected using fingerprints from military ID card records (live scan fingerprints are recorded at the time such cards are issued). When friction ridge skin is not available from military personnel's remains, DNA and [[dental record]]s are used to confirm identity.
 ==Ancient footprints==
-[[Image:Reproduction of Dinosaur Footprints in Science Museum in Logroño.jpg|thumb|200px|A reproduction of dinosaur footprints.]]
+[[Image:Reproduction of Dinosaur Footprints in Science Museum in Logroño.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Replica of dinosaur footprints found in La Rioja]]
-Footprints have been preserved as [[fossil]]s and provide evidence of prehistoric life.  Known as "[[ichnite]]s", these [[trace fossil]]s can give clues to the behaviour of specific species of [[dinosaur]].  The study of such fossils is known as [[ichnology]] and species known only by such evidence are known as [[ichnotaxon|ichnospecies]].  The ''[[Grallator]]'' is one example of a [[genus]] that has left no fossils other than ichnites.
+Footprints have been preserved as [[fossil]]s and provide evidence of prehistoric life. Known as "[[Fossil track|ichnites]]", these [[trace fossil]]s can give clues to the behaviour of specific species of [[dinosaur]]. The study of such fossils is known as [[ichnology]] and the footprints may be given scientific names ([[ichnotaxon|ichnospecies]]). ''[[Grallator]]'' is one example of an [[ichnogenus]] based on ichnites. Strictly speaking, an ichnospecies is the name of the trace fossil, not of the animal that made it.
+An international team's discovery of a set of 1.5 million-year-old human ancestor footprints in Ileret, [[Kenya]] provides the earliest direct evidence of a modern human style of upright walking. The team believe that the prints were probably formed by the species [[Homo erectus]].<ref>[http://newswise.com/articles/view/549430/ Ancient 1.5 Million-Year-Old Footprints Show Earliest Evidence of Modern Foot Anatomy and Walking] Newswise, Retrieved on 3 March 2009.</ref>
-The finding of footprints in the [[limestone]] beds of the [[Paluxy River]] near [[Glen Rose, Texas|Glen Rose]], [[Texas]] show what some people have interpreted as human footprints alongside those of dinosaurs.  This sparked the [[man track controversy]], believed by some [[Creationism|Creationists]] to show that humans and dinosaurs coexisted.<ref>Morris, John.  Institute for Creation Research.  "[http://www.icr.org/index.php?module=articles&action=view&ID=81 The Pauluxy River Tracks]".  Accessed [[28 July]] [[2006]].</ref><ref>Kuban, Glen.  "[http://paleo.cc/paluxy/paluxy.htm The Texas Dinosaur/"Man Track" Controversy"].  Accessed [[28 July]] [[2006]].</ref>
+[[Footprints]] suggesting the first making of shoes or sandals due to having crisp edges, no signs of toes found and three&nbsp;small divots where leather tying laces/straps would have been attached have been in [[South Africa]] dating back to between 73,000 and 136,000 PB.<ref name="Helm Lockley Cawthra De Vynck ">{{cite journal | last1=Helm | first1=Charles W. | last2=Lockley | first2=Martin G. | last3=Cawthra | first3=Hayley C. | last4=De Vynck | first4=Jan C. | last5=Dixon | first5=Mark G. | last6=Rust | first6=Renée | last7=Stear | first7=Willo | last8=Van Tonder | first8=Monique | last9=Zipfel | first9=Bernhard | title=Possible shod-hominin tracks on South Africa's Cape coast | journal=Ichnos | date=2023| volume=30 | issue=2 | issn=1042-0940 | doi=10.1080/10420940.2023.2249585 | pages=79–97}}</ref>
+Further, in September 2021, scientists reported the discovery of human footprints in the state of [[New Mexico]] that are understood to be 23,000 years old, around the time of the last [[Ice age|Ice Age]].<ref name="NYT-20210923">{{cite news |last=Zimmer |first=Carl |authorlink=Carl Zimmer |title=Ancient Footprints Push Back Date of Human Arrival in the Americas - Human footprints found in New Mexico are about 23,000 years old, a study reported, suggesting that people may have arrived long before the Ice Age's glaciers melted. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/23/science/ancient-footprints-ice-age.html |date=23 September 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=23 September 2021 }}</ref> Later studies, reported in October 2023, confirmed that the age of the human footprints to be "up to 23,000 years old".<ref name="NYT-20231005mw">{{cite news |last=Wei-Haas |first=Maya |title=New Evidence That Ancient Footprints Push Back Human Arrival in North America - Following up on a study in 2021 of tracks found in New Mexico, researchers used more methods to bolster the claim that the tracks are up to 23,000 years old. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/05/science/footprints-tracks-new-mexico-age.html |date=5 October 2023 |work=[[The New York Times]] |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20231005191740/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/05/science/footprints-tracks-new-mexico-age.html |archivedate=5 October 2023 |accessdate=6 October 2023 }}</ref><ref name="SCI-20231005">{{cite journal |author=Pigati, Jeffrey S. |display-authors=et al. |title=Independent age estimates resolve the controversy of ancient human footprints at White Sands |url=https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adh5007 |date=5 October 2023 |journal=[[Science (journal)|Science]] |volume=382 |issue=6666 |pages=73–75 |doi=10.1126/science.adh5007 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20231007004329/https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adh5007 |archivedate=7 October 2023 |accessdate=6 October 2023 }}</ref>
 ===Other footprint findings===
+*[[Lark Quarry Dinosaur Trackways]], the only known palaeontological record of a [[dinosaur]] [[stampede]]<ref>[http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/parks/lark-quarry/index.html Queensland Parks and Widelife Service: Lark Quarry Conservation Park] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313173557/http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/parks/lark-quarry/index.html |date=13 March 2011 }}</ref>
-*[[Laetoli]] &ndash; human footprints from the [[Pliocene]] era (3.7 million years ago) preserved in [[volcanic ash]].<ref>Wong, Kate. Scientific American, [[1 August]] [[2005]].  "[http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa004&articleID=0005C9B3-03AE-12D8-BDFD83414B7F0000 Footprints to Fill &ndash; Flat feet and doubts about makers of the Laetoli tracks]".  Accessed [[28 July]] [[2006]].</ref>
+* [[Trachilos footprints]] – [[hominin]]-like footprints from the [[Miocene]] era (5.7 million years ago) discovered in [[Crete]].
-*[[Uskmouth]] &ndash; human footprints [[carbon dating|carbon dated]] to 4200BC preserved in [[clay]].<ref>Gathering the Jewels.  "[http://www.gtj.org.uk/en/item10/8643 Prehistoric footprints, Uskmouth, Glamorgan]".  Accessed [[28 July]] [[2006]].</ref>
+*[[Laetoli]] – human footprints from the [[Pliocene]] era (3.7 million years ago) preserved in [[volcanic ash]]<ref>{{cite journal |author=Wong K |title=Footprints to fill. Flat feet and doubts about makers of the Laetoli Tracks |journal=Sci. Am. |volume=293 |issue=2 |pages=18–9 |date=August 2005 |pmid=16053127 |url=http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa004&articleID=0005C9B3-03AE-12D8-BDFD83414B7F0000 |doi=10.1038/scientificamerican0805-18 |access-date=28 July 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012140919/http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa004&articleID=0005C9B3-03AE-12D8-BDFD83414B7F0000 |archive-date=12 October 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
+*[[Siwa Oasis]] in Egypt – hominid footprint over 3 million years old<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6956902.stm|title=Egypt footprint 'could be oldest'|date=21 August 2007|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
+*[[Koobi Fora]] – 1.5 million-year-old [[hominini|hominin]] footprints in [[Kenya]] showing essentially modern [[bipedalism|bipedal locomotion]]<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Bennett MR, Harris JW, Richmond BG |title=Early hominin foot morphology based on 1.5-million-year-old footprints from Ileret, Kenya |journal=Science |volume=323 |issue=5918 |pages=1197–201 |date=February 2009 |pmid=19251625 |doi=10.1126/science.1168132 |url=http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/323/5918/1197 |bibcode=2009Sci...323.1197B|s2cid=10861457 |display-authors=etal}}</ref>
+*The [[Ciampate del Diavolo]] in Italy are a series of hominid footprints in solidified ash from the eruption of a volcano 345,000 years ago
+*[[Ancient footprints of Acahualinca|Acahualinca]] – 2,100-year-old human footprints fossilized in volcanic ash and mud in Nicaragua<ref name="SchminckeOthers2009">{{cite journal |author=Schmincke, H.-U. |author2=Kutterolf, S. |author3=Perez, J. |author4=Rausch, J. |author5=Freundt, A. |author6=Strauch, W. |title=Walking through volcanic mud: the 2,100 year-old Acahualinca footprints (Nicaragua). I Stratigraphy, lithology, volcanology and age of the Acahualinca section |journal=Bulletin of Volcanology |volume=71 |issue=5 |pages=479–93 |year=2008 |doi=10.1007/s00445-008-0235-9 |bibcode = 2009BVol...71..479S |s2cid=43686540 |url=http://oceanrep.geomar.de/6771/1/969_Schmincke_2009_WalkingThroughVolcanicMudThe_Artzeit_pubid13136.pdf }}</ref>
+*[[Uskmouth]] – human footprints [[carbon dating|carbon dated]] to 4200 BC preserved in [[clay]]<ref>Gathering the Jewels. "[http://www.gtj.org.uk/en/item10/8643 Prehistoric footprints, Uskmouth, Glamorgan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060104173402/http://www.gtj.org.uk/en/item10/8643 |date=4 January 2006 }}". Accessed 28 July 2006.</ref>
+*[[Hawaii Volcanoes National Park]] – Footprint impressions found in the Ka’u Desert ash within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park<ref name="Nakamura2009">{{cite journal |author=Nakamura, J.J.M. |title=Hominid Footprints in Recent Volcanic Ash: New Interpretations from Hawaii Volcanoes National Park |journal=Ichnos |volume=16 |issue=1–2 |pages=118–123 |year=2009 |doi=10.1080/10420940802471001 |s2cid=214651957 }}</ref>
+*[[Footprints of Eve]] – the oldest known footprints of an anatomically modern human<ref name ="eve3">{{cite web|url= http://www.nationalgeographic.com/society/ngo/events/97/footprints/release.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/19980130062302/http://www.nationalgeographic.com/society/ngo/events/97/footprints/release.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= 30 January 1998|title= National Geographic press release 08/14/1997 ''Footprints from Dawn of Modern Humans found''|website= [[National Geographic Society]]|access-date= 2008-09-08}}</ref>
+*[[1790 Footprints]] – a set of footprints on the island of Hawaii
+*[[Happisburgh footprints]] – footprints of about five adult and children members of ''[[Homo antecessor]]'' dating to more than 800,000 years before present, found at [[Happisburgh]] in England<ref>{{Cite web | last=Ashton | first=Nicholas | title=The earliest human footprints outside Africa | url=http://blog.britishmuseum.org/2014/02/07/the-earliest-human-footprints-outside-africa-2/ | publisher=[[British Museum]] | date=7 February 2014 | access-date=2014-02-07 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207143405/http://blog.britishmuseum.org/2014/02/07/the-earliest-human-footprints-outside-africa-2/ | archive-date=7 February 2014}}</ref>
+* [[Pilauco Bajo|Pilauco footprint]], the oldest footprint found in the [[Americas]]<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-chile-footprint/oldest-human-footprint-found-in-the-americas-confirmed-in-chile-researcher-idUSKCN1S22D9 | title = Oldest human footprint found in the Americas confirmed in Chile: researcher – Reuters | newspaper = Reuters | date = 26 April 2019 | access-date = 2019-05-01}}</ref>
+* [[Paluxy River#Paluxy trackways|Paluxy dinosaur trackways]] and footprints in the Paluxy riverbed.
 ==Footprints in myth and legend==
-[[Image:I piedi del quo vadis.jpg|thumb|One legend states that these impressions, kept in the Church of Domine Quo Vadis, are the footprints of Jesus.]]
+[[Image:I piedi del quo vadis.jpg|thumb|One legend states that these impressions, kept in the [[Church of Domine Quo Vadis]], are the footprints of Jesus.]]
-The appearance of footprints, or marks interpreted as footprints, have led to numerous myths and legends.  Some locations use such imprints as tourist attractions.
+The appearance of footprints, or marks interpreted as footprints, have led to numerous myths and legends. Some locations use such imprints as tourist attractions.
+Détailed article [[Petrosomatoglyph]]
 Examples of footprints in myth and legend include:
-*[[Buddha footprint]] &ndash; an [[aniconic]] and symbolic representation of the [[Buddha]].<ref>Japanese Buddhist Statuary, [[14 January]] [[2005]].  "[http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/footprints-bussokuseki.html Stone footprints of the Buddha]".  Accessed [[28 July]] [[2006]].</ref>
+*[[Buddha footprint]] – an [[aniconic]] and symbolic representation of the [[Gautama Buddha|Buddha]].<ref>Japanese Buddhist Statuary, 14 January 2005. "[http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/footprints-bussokuseki.html Stone footprints of the Buddha]". Accessed 28 July 2006.</ref>
-*[[The Devil's Footprints]] &ndash; an unexplained series of hoof-like marks that appeared in [[Devon]], [[England]] on [[8 February]] [[1855]] after a light snowfall during the night.<ref>MysteriousBritain.co.uk.  "[http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/fortean/devils_foot.html The Devil's Footprints]".   Accessed [[28 July]] [[2006]].</ref>
+*[[The Devil's Footprints]] – an unexplained series of hoof-like marks that appeared in [[Devon]], [[England]] on 8 February 1855 after a light snowfall during the night.<ref>MysteriousBritain.co.uk. "[http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/england/devon/other-mysteries/the-devils-footprints.html The Devil's Footprints] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081109041417/http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/england/devon/other-mysteries/the-devils-footprints.html |date=9 November 2008 }}". Accessed 28 July 2006.</ref>
-*[[Golden calf]] &ndash; in [[Islam]] dust from the hoofprints of [[Haizum]], the winged horse of [[archangel]] [[Gabriel]], is used to animate the Golden calf.<ref>"[http://www.novareinna.com/constellation/libraseason.html Libra the Scales]".  Accessed [[28 July]] [[2006]].</ref>
+*[[Golden calf]] – in [[Islam]] dust from the hoofprints of [[Haizum]], the winged horse of [[archangel]] [[Gabriel]], is used to animate the Golden calf.<ref>"[http://www.novareinna.com/constellation/libraseason.html Libra the Scales] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060618090247/http://www.novareinna.com/constellation/libraseason.html |date=18 June 2006 }}". Accessed 28 July 2006.</ref>
-*[[Moso's Footprint]] &ndash; a 1m by 3m rock enclosure in [[Samoa]] made when the [[giant (mythology)|giant]] [[Mosuo|Moso]] stepped over to Samoa from [[Fiji]], and the other footprint can be found on [[Viti Levu]], the largest island of Fiji.
+*[[Moso's Footprint]] – a 1m by 3m rock enclosure in [[Samoa]] made when the [[giant (mythology)|giant]] [[Mosuo|Moso]] stepped over to Samoa from [[Fiji]], and the other footprint can be found on [[Viti Levu]], the largest island of Fiji.
 *Footprints of [[Bigfoot]], a [[cryptozoology|cryptozoological]] animal, are said to give proof to its existence.
-*[[Sri Pada]], or ''Adam's Peak'', a mountain in [[Sri Lanka]], has a large footprint-shaped impression in the rock at its summit, said by various religious adherents to be that of the [[Buddha]], [[Shiva]] or [[Adam]].
+*[[Sri Pada]], or ''Adam's Peak'', a mountain in [[Sri Lanka]], has a large footprint-shaped impression in the rock at its summit, said by various religious adherents to be that of the Buddha, [[Shiva]] or [[Adam (Bible)|Adam]].
+*The reputed print of the right foot of [[Jesus]] is preserved in the Mosque of the [[Ascension of Jesus|Ascension]] in [[Jerusalem]].
 *A set of [[Jesus]]'s footprints, according to legend, are preserved at the [[Church of Domine Quo Vadis]] outside of [[Rome]].
 *A mark in stone of the paving of the [[Munich Frauenkirche]] is known as the ''Teufelstritt'' ("Devil's Footstep").
 ==Footprints in popular culture==
-[[Image:Jack Nicholson footprint.JPG|thumb|[[Jack Nicholson]]'s foot and handprints outside [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]].]]
+[[Image:Jack Nicholson footprint.JPG|thumb|right|[[Jack Nicholson]]'s shoe and handprints outside [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]]]]
-The imagery of footprints has been used in many areas of popular culture.  Several poems and songs have been written about them, with the religious poem ''[[Footprints (poem)|Footprints]]'' being one of the best known.
+The imagery of footprints has been used in many areas of popular culture. Several poems and songs have been written about them, with the Christian poem ''[[Footprints (poem)|Footprints]]'' being one of the best known.
-Prints or impressions of a [[child]]'s feet can be kept as a memento by parents.  Usually this is done using paint.  The impressions of [[celebrity]]'s feet, usually in [[concrete]], may be kept in a collection such as that outside [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]].
+Prints or impressions of a child's feet can be kept as a memento by parents.<ref>Check Footprints http://www.baby-art.com/en/products/categories/prints.aspx</ref> Usually this is done using paint. The impressions of [[celebrity]]'s feet, usually in [[concrete]], may be kept in a collection such as that outside [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]].
+== See also ==
-Footprints can be seen in some [[film]]s when not intended, becoming a [[goof]].  When filming scenes in snow, sand or other easily-markable ground it is easy for the signs of previous takes or of crew movement to make it through to the finished film, such as in ''[[Touching the Void]]''<ref>[[Internet Movie Database]].  "[http://imdb.com/title/tt0379557/goofs Goofs for ''Touching the Void'' (2003)]".  Accessed [[29 July]] [[2006]].</ref> and ''[[Casino]]''.<ref>[[Internet Movie Database]].  "[http://imdb.com/title/tt0112641/goofs Goofs for ''Casino'' (1995)]".  Accessed [[29 July]] [[2006]].</ref>  Alternatively, the wrong type of footprints might appear, such as bootprints instead of hoofprints as in [[The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]].<ref>[[Internet Movie Database]].  "[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363771/goofs Goofs for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)]".  Accessed [[29 July]] [[2006]].</ref>
+* [[Ecological footprint]]
-==Footprints in Modern Dance==
+* [[Fingerprint#Footprints|Fingerprint]]
+* [[Footstep (disambiguation)|Footstep]]
-Footprints Dance Project Society of Alberta is a non-profit, charitable organization headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Headed by cutting edge Choreographer Neah (Iphegenia) Kalcounis, it provides dance and performing arts training to youth who otherwise wouldn't have a chance to dance.
+* [[Petrosomatoglyph]]
+* [[Pugmark]]
+* [[Digital footprint]]
-A life-long student of philosophy, Kalcounis has been influened by Brian Webb of the Edmonton's Brian Webb Dance Company, and Elaine Bowman, founder of Dancers Studio West. The Canadian Encyclopedia has a well rounded entry outlining the method and history of modern dance as well as Webb's and Bowman's pioneering contributions to its unfolding on the western Canadian frontier.
-Helping Calgary's kids discover the joys the arts bring is Footprints' mission statement. It's student productions take place at the City of Calgary Wildflower Arts Centre as well as the intimate Dancers Studio West Theatre II which tucked away in an alley under the Crowchild Bridges. In democratizing access to the arts, the organization is engaged with families whose children would otherwise not have exposure to the fine and performing arts. The dance company also has a dance artist in education program in special needs classroms within Calgary Catholic and public schools.  In recent years, it has worked with children and youth from the former Yugoslavia, China and Colombia. Since 2004 it has been delivering dance programing to Calgary's Sudanese refugee population.
-In addition to serving youth with disabilities and those whose families hail from all corners of the globe, Footprints produces original modern dance works created by Kalcounis and her corps
-of professional dancers Annalisa Bentzen, Jen Jaspar and Hillary Maxwell. Given her Hellenic heritage, the grounding in dance and her study of philosophy, Kalcounis' works include <b>Dressing Core</b> and <i>Memvrani</i>. In 2006-07 she has been collaborating with Sandi Greene author of the celebrated <i>Seeing Evangeline</i>. The first work to come out of this collaboration titled <i>Felix</i> was presented at the 2007 Alberta Dance Explosions Festival of New Choreography.
-Leah Weber, Maya Lewandowski, Yholima Vargas, Edgar Gilbert-Reyes, Kaleb Tekeste and Caroline Fraser have been on the Footprints faculty. Both students and faculty continue to trace out and leave their footprints on Calgary's vibrant and evolving urban dance platform.
 ==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-{{Commonscat|Footprints}}
+*{{cite journal |author=Krishan K |title=Individualizing characteristics of footprints in Gujjars of North India—forensic aspects |journal=Forensic Sci. Int. |volume=169 |issue=2–3 |pages=137–44 |date=July 2007 |pmid=16965880 |doi=10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.08.006 }}
-<div class="references-small">
+*{{cite journal |author=Devesh V Oberoi |title=Estimation of Stature and Sex from Foot print length using regression formulae and standard foot print length formula respectively|journal=Journal of Punjab Academy of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology |volume=6 |pages=5–8 |year=2006 |url=http://pafmat.com/2006_1.htm}}
-<references />
-</div>
-== See also ==
-*[[Petrosomatoglyph]]
+==External links==
-*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16965880&query_hl=11&itool=pubmed_docsum Footprints and Forensics]
+*{{Commons and category-inline|Footprint|Footprints}}
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