Toumai: The Oldest Human Ancestor

Toumai: The Oldest Human Ancestor

 

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0h 40m 2006 HD

Buried beneath the sand for seven million years, a skull is unearthed in Chad that may provide evidence of the oldest known human ancestor.


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