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Human Origins Program NMNH added text to "The Unknown" on "Sahelanthropus tchadensis Brunet et al, 2002".
We don’t know everything about our early ancestors—but we keep learning...
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Human Origins Program NMNH added text to "How They Survived" on "Sahelanthropus tchadensis Brunet et al, 2002".
Unfortunately, most of Sahelanthropus’ teeth are heavily worn, and there have...
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Human Origins Program NMNH added text to "Size" on "Sahelanthropus tchadensis Brunet et al, 2002".
Because scientists have only recovered a single skull and some jaw...
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Human Origins Program NMNH added text to "Key Fossils" on "Sahelanthropus tchadensis Brunet et al, 2002".
TM 266-01-060-1 Nickname: Toumai Site: Toros-Menalla, Chad Date of discovery: 2001...
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Human Origins Program NMNH added text to "History of Discovery" on "Sahelanthropus tchadensis Brunet et al, 2002".
Year of Discovery: 2001 The first (and, so far, only) fossils...
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Human Origins Program NMNH added text to "Evolutionary Tree Information" on "Sahelanthropus tchadensis Brunet et al, 2002".
The first early humans, or hominins, diverged from apes sometime between...
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Human Origins Program NMNH added text to "Brief Summary" on "Sahelanthropus tchadensis Brunet et al, 2002".
Where Lived: Western Africa (Chad) When Lived: Sometime between 7 and...
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Human Origins Program NMNH added text to "The Unknown" on "Paranthropus robustus Broom, 1938".
We don’t know everything about our early ancestors—but we keep learning...
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Human Origins Program NMNH added text to "How They Survived" on "Paranthropus robustus Broom, 1938".
Robust species like Paranthropys robustus had large teeth as well as...
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Human Origins Program NMNH added text to "Size" on "Paranthropus robustus Broom, 1938".
Height: Males: average 3 ft 9 in (1.2 m) tall; Females:...
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Human Origins Program NMNH added text to "Key Fossils" on "Paranthropus robustus Broom, 1938".
SK 46 Site: Swartkrans, Republic of South Africa Date of discovery:...
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Human Origins Program NMNH added text to "History of Discovery" on "Paranthropus robustus Broom, 1938".
Year of Discovery: 1938 When scientist Robert Broom bought a fossil...
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Human Origins Program NMNH added text to "Evolutionary Tree Information" on "Paranthropus robustus Broom, 1938".
From 1940s through 1970s, lots of debate whether this species represented...
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Human Origins Program NMNH added text to "Brief Summary" on "Paranthropus robustus Broom, 1938".
Where Lived: Southern Africa (South Africa) When Lived: About 1.8 to...
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Human Origins Program NMNH added text to "The Unknown" on "Paranthropus aethiopicus (Olson, 1985)".
We don’t know everything about our early ancestors—but we keep learning...
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Human Origins Program NMNH added text to "How They Survived" on "Paranthropus aethiopicus (Olson, 1985)".
The shape and large size of the teeth indicate a largely...
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Human Origins Program NMNH added text to "Size" on "Paranthropus aethiopicus (Olson, 1985)".
Uncertain. A massive humerus from East Turkana and an elongated ulna...
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Human Origins Program NMNH added text to "Key Fossils" on "Paranthropus aethiopicus (Olson, 1985)".
KNM-WT 17000 Nickname: The Black Skull Site: West Turkana, Kenya Date...
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Human Origins Program NMNH added text to "History of Discovery" on "Paranthropus aethiopicus (Olson, 1985)".
Paranthropus aethiopicus was originally proposed in 1967 by a team of...
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Human Origins Program NMNH added text to "Evolutionary Tree Information" on "Paranthropus aethiopicus (Olson, 1985)".
Many features of the skull are quite similar to Australopithecus afarensis,...
