Sahalenthropus tchadensis (jan 1, 7000000 BC – jan 1, 6999999 BC)
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
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Date:
jan 1, 7000000 BC
jan 1, 6999999 BC
~ 1 years