The earliest possible hominin found to date has been given the name and was discovered in .

a. Ardipeithecus / East Africa

b. Sahelanthropos / Central Africa

c. Australopithecus / the Rift Valley

d. Orrorin / the Fayum

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17 February, 07:09

The earliest possible hominin found to date has been given the name and was discovered in .

a. Ardipeithecus / East Africa

b. Sahelanthropos / Central Africa

c. Australopithecus / the Rift Valley

d. Orrorin / the Fayum

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Sahelanthropus

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Sahelanthropus is the oldest known possiblle hominin (usually referred to as a proto-hominin) that has been found to date; Its fossils date back about 7-6 million years. It lived in west-central Africa, just after our ancestor diverged from chimpanzees and bonobos.

The earliest possible hominin found to date has been given the name __ and was discovered in __.a. Ardipeithecus / East Africab. Sahelanthropos / Central Africac. Australopithecus / the Rift Valleyd. Orrorin / the Fayum

The earliest possible hominin found to date has been given the name and was discovered in .

a. Ardipeithecus / East Africa

b. Sahelanthropos / Central Africa

c. Australopithecus / the Rift Valley

d. Orrorin / the Fayum