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I remember reading the announcement of Sahelanthropus tchadensis (a.k.a. Toumaï) in 2002. It was an exciting time. A cranium is hard to find and is a quite noteworthy for any early hominid. So, it wasn’t surprising that Nature published the findings, “A new hominid from the Upper Miocene of Chad, Central Africa.” But they did [...]