Orrorin tugenensis

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:species
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hominini
gptkbp:adaptation bipedalism
gptkbp:body_style long arms
bipedal
curved finger bones
gptkbp:caused_by climate change
gptkbp:cultural_significance human evolution
human ancestry
gptkbp:diet omnivorous
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Kenya
Brigitte Senut and Martin Pickford
gptkbp:ecosystem Miocene epoch
gptkbp:field_of_study paleoanthropology
gptkbp:first_described_by Brigitte Senut
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:National_Museums_of_Kenya
gptkb:tree
2000s
good
limited
comparative anatomy
radiometric dating
Tugen Hills
teeth
femur
humerus
morphometric analysis
understanding human origins
mandible
postcranial remains
6 million years
6 million years ago
KNM-OT 15300
Tugen Hills, Kenya
gptkbp:genus Orrorin
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:tree
gptkbp:has_feature bipedal adaptations
gptkbp:headcount small brain size
gptkbp:height 1.5 m
gptkbp:historical_period 6 million years ago
gptkbp:historical_role early hominin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Orrorin tugenensis
gptkbp:known_for bipedal locomotion
gptkbp:mating_system great apes
gptkbp:publishes gptkb:Nature
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:Sahelanthropus_tchadensis
hominin lineage
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:species
gptkbp:research gptkb:2001
African continent
field excavation
gptkbp:research_focus paleoanthropology
gptkbp:resides_in Late Miocene
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:Person
gptkbp:scientific_name gptkb:Orrorin_tugenensis
gptkbp:significance early human ancestor
gptkbp:species tugenensis
gptkbp:type gptkb:Person
gptkbp:weight 50 kg
gptkbp:year_created gptkb:2001