Sahelanthropus
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Sahelanthropus tchadensis is a fossil hominid. From evidence at the fossil site in Chad in the African Sahel, it is thought to have lived about 7 million years ago.
Quick Facts Sahelanthropus Temporal range: late Miocene, Scientific classification ...
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Genus: | Sahelanthropus Brunet et al., 2002 |
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†Sahelanthropus tchadensis Brunet et al., 2002 | |
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The split of the line into humans and chimpanzees (known as human-chimpanzee divergence) probably happened between 6.3 and 5.4 million years ago. This can be seen from genetic data.[1] Because the fossil is older than this spilt, its status is unclear. The first fossil found is known as Toumaï today.