New study supports Sahelanthropus as the earliest hominin
A new study suggests that Sahelanthropus tchadensis, an ancient primate from North Africa, may be one of our earliest ancestors, challenging previous classifications.
Toumaï, our first ancestor, was already walking upright almost seven million years ago
New 3D technology confirms that Sahelanthropus tchadensis, known as Toumaï, is not only our oldest ancestor but the first to walk upright nearly seven million years ago.
The oldest known hominid walked on two legs seven million years ago
Researchers continue to debate the evolutionary significance of Sahelanthropus tchadensis, the ancient hominid that lived seven million years ago and displayed bipedalism.
A seven million-year-old femur reignites a long and fierce scientific war over the origin of bipedalism
A new study identifies three traits of upright walking in 'Sahelanthropus tchadensis', the oldest known hominin, but critics dispute the evidence, claiming it was a quadrupedal ape.