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单词 Sahelanthropus
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Sahelanthropus

/ˌsahɛˈlanθrəpəs/ /ˌsɑːhɛˈlanθrəpəs/
Palaeontology
noun
An extinct hominid, Sahelanthropus tchadensis, known from late Miocene fossil remains found in northern Chad, and dated to about seven million years ago.
  • Sahelanthropus might predate the differentiation of humans and chimpanzees. It is known only from a single cranium nicknamed ‘Toumai’..

Origin

Early 21st century. From scientific Latin Sahelanthropus, genus name from Sahel, the name of a region in Africa immediately south of the Sahara Desert, including parts of central Chad, where the fossil was discovered in 2001 + scientific Latin -anthropus man, human.

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