Chad
Site à Hominidés anciens du Djourab
Site à Hominidés anciens du Djourab by Els Slots
Site à Hominidés anciens du Djourab by Els Slots
The Hominid sites in the sand dunes of Djourab comprise fossiliferous sectors from four different geological periods (3 – 7 million years ago) that are crucial in the knowledge of human origin. Two sites have yielded remains of ancient hominids: Koro - Toro delivered Abel (Australopithecus bahrelghazali), the first Australopithecus discovered west of the Rift Valley; and Toros Menalla, produced Toumai (Sahelanthropus tchadensis); the oldest known representative of the human lineage.
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- Site à Hominidés anciens du Djourab (ID: 2050)
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- Chad
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On tentative list 2005
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History of Site à Hominidés anciens du Djourab
- 2005: Added to Tentative List
- Added to tentative list
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- Paleontology: Human evolution
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