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An article published in the journal "Science Advances" reports the results of a study concluding that Sahelanthropus tchadensis was capable of walking on two legs approximately 7 million years ago. A team of researchers examined available fossils of this early hominin, concluding that its species had some adaptations for bipedalism.

https://english.netmassimo.com/2026/01/09/sahelanthropus-tchadensis-may-have-been-bipedal-7-million-years-ago/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/269700/ 7-Million-Year-Old Sahelanthropus Fossils Bolster Case for Earliest Upright Walking #Africa #Antetorsion #Bipedalism #Bonobo #Chad #chimpanzee #Éire #Femur #forearm #fossil #Hominin #IE #Ireland #Locomotion #Miocene #Sahelanthropus #SahelanthropusTchadensis #Science #TorosMenalla #Ulna #Walking

7-Million-Year-Old Sahelanthropus Fossils Bolster Case for Earliest Upright Walking

For more than two decades, Sahelanthropus tchadensis — a very early (6.7 to 7.2 million years old) hominin…
#NewsBeep #News #Science #Africa #Antetorsion #AU #Australia #Bipedalism #Bonobo #Chad #chimpanzee #Femur #Forearm #fossil #Hominin #Locomotion #Miocene #Sahelanthropus #Sahelanthropustchadensis #Toros-Menalla #Ulna #walking
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/394489/

War Sahelanthropus der erste Vormensch? Neuanalyse von Fossilien klärt Einordnung des sieben Millionen Jahre alten Urzeit-Primaten. #Sahelanthropus #Menschheitsgeschichte #Evolution #Vormensch
https://www.scinexx.de/news/biowissen/war-sahelanthropus-der-erste-vormensch/

Wann begann der Mensch aufrecht zu gehen? Eine neue Analyse von 7 Mio. Jahre alten Fossilien aus dem Tschad liefert überraschende Hinweise. Der #Sahelanthropus könnte der erste zweibeinige Vorfahr gewesen sein. https://winfuture.de/news,155947.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia

Fresh bone analysis makes case for earliest ‘ancestor of humankind’, but doubts remain
Scientists argue ape-like #Sahelanthropus tchadensis that lived in #Africa 7m years ago is best contender but more fossils are needed

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/02/fresh-bone-analysis-earliest-ancestor-of-humankind-but-doubts-remain

#science #humanEvolution #fossils #evolution

“There’s been a selection, a choosing of which remains to publish, and which not. No one has the right to do that!”

The dark side of paleoanthropology.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/may/27/the-curse-of-toumai-ancient-skull-disputed-femur-feud-humanity-origins

#PaleoAnthropology #HumanOrigins #EvolutionaryBiology #Hominins #Toumai #Sahelanthropus #Fossils #MichelBrunet #ScientificControversy #ResearchIntegrity #PublicationEthics #RobertoMacchiarelli #Chad #AudeBergeret #UniversityofPoitiers #UniversiteDePoitiers

When did #human #ancestors start #walking on two legs?

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2438905-when-did-human-ancestors-start-walking-on-two-legs/

#Anthropologists have been arguing for 20 years about whether #Sahelanthropus, a #hominin that lived about 7 million years ago, was one of the first #bipedal #apes

Guide to #Sahelanthropus, #Orrorin and #Ardipithecus - https://johnhawks.net/weblog/guide-to-sahelanthropus-orrorin-and-ardipithecus/ the next in what I am calling ⁦‪@johnhawks‬⁩ “#Hominin Guide”, part one being on #Australopithecines, found here - https://johnhawks.net/weblog/guide-to-australopithecus-species/ #paleoanthropology #scicomm #anthropology #evolution