- Sahelanthropus - Wikipedia
Sahelanthropus is an extinct genus of hominid dated to about 7 million years ago during the Late Miocene The type species, Sahelanthropus tchadensis, was first announced in 2002, based mainly on a partial cranium, nicknamed Toumaï, discovered in northern Chad
- Sahelanthropus tchadensis - The Smithsonians Human Origins Program
Overview: Sahelanthropus tchadensis is one of the oldest known species in the human family tree This species lived sometime between 7 and 6 million years ago in West-Central Africa (Chad) Walking upright may have helped this species survive in diverse habitats, including forests and grasslands
- 6. Sahelanthropus tchadensis – The History of Our Tribe: Hominini
The Sahelanthropus tchadensis specimen (see Figure 6 2) was discovered in 2001 at the site of Toros-Menalla, in the Djurab Desert of northern Chad, by Michel Brunet and associates
- Is Sahelanthropus the Earliest Evidence of Humans Walking on Two Feet?
This new analysis, published today in Nature, makes a strong case that Sahelanthropus tchadensis, a species that lived during the critical time when our human lineage diverged from the chimps
- The Earliest Hominins: Sahelanthropus, Orrorin, and Ardipithecus . . .
While the hominin status of Sahelanthropus, Orrorin, and Ardipithecus species may be debated, their significance for understanding human origins and evolution is clear
- Sahelanthropus tchadensis - Becoming Human
Sahelanthropus tchadensis, described in 2002 by French paleontologist Michel Brunet and his team, was discovered at a site known as Toros Menalla located in Chad, central Africa, from deposits whose age was estimated by biostratigraphy to be between 6 0 and 7 0 million years ago
- Sahelanthropus: Our Earliest Human Ancestor? - Biology Insights
Sahelanthropus tchadensis is one of the oldest known species in the human family tree, living approximately 6 to 7 million years ago Its discovery in West-Central Africa shifted the recognized geographic distribution of early humans, which had previously been limited to East and South Africa
- Sahelanthropus | Enzi
The discovery of Sahelanthropus fossils shows that the earliest humans were more widely distributed Previously it was thought that the earliest humans were spread along the African Rift Valley Sahelanthropus is seen to have had a combination of human and ape features
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