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...that of chimps, our closest living relatives. Even more surprising, this ancient hominid was not discovered anywhere near the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, where all the record setters of the past three decades have been found. Instead, it turned up in the sub-Saharan Sahel region of Chad, more than 1,500 miles to the west, forcing a rethinking of the conventional wisdom about where humans arose...
...notion that our ancestors first emerged on a treeless savanna. It now looks as though this pivotal event happened in a setting that was at least partly wooded. Most remarkable of all, though, is the skull itself. The creature, known formally as Sahelanthropus tchadensis (roughly translated "Sahel hominid from Chad") and informally as Toumai ("hope of life," in the local Goran language), has a mix of apelike and hominid features. And to some paleontologists, the hominid features, especially the face, are a lot more modern-looking than anyone would have expected at so early an evolutionary stage. "A hominid...
...resign from the governing Democratic Left Party. Former Foreign Minister Ismail Cem announced the formation of a new party with Kemal Dervis, the Economy Minister. Dervis, however, did not confirm this. He submitted his resignation from the government, but President Ahmet Necdet Sezer persuaded him to withdraw his letter. CHAD Oldest Humanoid A French-led research team announced the discovery of the oldest human-like fossil. The skull is from a creature (nicknamed Touma?) that lived 6 to 7 million years ago - 3 million years older than any other known humanoid fossil. The Mission Pal?oanthropologique Franco-Tchadienne found only...
...team race at Army on April 20 and 21, the Harvard foursome of Gillespie, Medical School student Chad E. Connor, Business School student Peter M. Everett and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences student Jacob D. Proctor dominated the rest of the field, finishing 50 seconds ahead of second place Penn State...
...went into this realizing that most people on the list are extremely busy and have hectic schedules,” said Chad G. Callaghan ’02, first class vice president...