Sahalenthropus tchadensis (1 janv. 7000000 av. J.-C. – 1 janv. 6999999 av. J.-C.)
Description:
In 2001 and 2002, aFrenchteam, led by MichelBrunet, discoveredanearly-complete, butdistortedfossilizedcranium, a femur and two ulnaeinnorth-centralChad;Sahelanthropus tchadensis(To u m a ï).Nicknamed“To u m a ï” (Daza: ‘hope of life’),thespecimenwasclearlya higherape, and had an unusual combination of ape and later hominin characteristics. IfTo u m a ïisahominin, he* wouldbetheearliestyetrecorded
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
1 janv. 7000000 av. J.-C.
1 janv. 6999999 av. J.-C.
~ 1 years