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Sahelanthropus
| Sahelanthropus Temporal range: late Miocene
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| Genus: | Sahelanthropus Brunet et al., 2002
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| †Sahelanthropus tchadensis Brunet et al., 2002
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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.
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.
- ↑ "Evolution's human and chimp twist". BBC. May 18, 2006. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
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