Laetoli ni eneo karibu na Bonde la Oltupai (Tanzania), km 45 kusini kwake, ambapo mwaka 1972 Mary Leakey aligundua nyayo za kale (miaka milioni 3.7 iliyopita) za zamadamu watatu waliotembea kwa miguu miwili.

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Coordinates: 2°59′46″S 35°21′09″E / 2.99611°S 35.35250°E / -2.99611; 35.35250