Sahelanthropus tchadensis

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkbp:cultural_significance transition from ape-like to human-like traits
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Chad
gptkbp:first_described_by gptkb:Michel_Brunet
gptkbp:fossil_record Toros-Menalla site
approximately 7 million years ago.
skull and teeth
gptkbp:habitat woodland and savanna
gptkbp:has_bipedalism_evidence foramen magnum position
gptkbp:has_cranial_traits low forehead
gptkbp:has_dental_characteristics small canines
gptkbp:has_features among early hominins
primitive traits
gptkbp:has_implications_for understanding human ancestry
gptkbp:has_postcranial_evidence limited fossil record
gptkbp:has_skin reduced prognathism
gptkbp:head thick brow ridges
flat face
320 to 380 cm³
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sahelanthropus tchadensis
gptkbp:is_akey_find in the study of hominin evolution
gptkbp:is_associated_with early bipedalism
gptkbp:is_considered a candidate for the last common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees
a crucial link in the evolutionary chain
a pivotal discovery in anthropology
a potential ancestor to later hominins
one of the oldest known species of hominins
gptkbp:is_considered_to_be a key species in understanding human ancestry
gptkbp:is_estimated_to_have_lived_in tropical environments
gptkbp:is_found_in gptkb:Toros-Menalla
gptkbp:is_known_to fossil remains
gptkbp:is_noted_for its unique combination of traits
its age and morphology
gptkbp:is_part_of Miocene epoch
the human evolutionary tree
Paleoanthropology studies
Sahelanthropus genus
the Miocene hominin fauna
the fossil record of hominins
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:Australopithecus_afarensis
other early hominins
gptkbp:is_significant_for human evolution
gptkbp:is_studied_for its evolutionary implications
gptkbp:length small stature
gptkbp:lived_around 7 million years ago
gptkbp:research_interest paleoanthropologists
gptkbp:significance the study of human origins
the debate on human evolution
gptkbp:type_of early hominin
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Metal_Gear_Sahelanthropus
gptkb:Hominini
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6