Orrorin tugenensis is a postulated early species of Homininae, estimated at {mya|6.1|5.7|million years (Ma)} and discovered in 2000. It is not confirmed how Orrorin is related to modern humans. Its discovery was an argument against the hypothesis that australopithecines are human ancestors, as much as it still remains the most prevalent hypothesis...
Found on
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orrorin
(from the article `human evolution`) ...Greece about 9 mya, at roughly the same time as Samburupithecus in northern Kenya. Sahelanthropus inhabited Chad between 7 and 6 million years ...
Found on
http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/o/33
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