7 million-year-old human remains bring evolutionary breakthrough, can rewrite history

According to an article published in the scientific journal Nature, a team from two universities of Poitiers - France and N'Djamena - Chad studied the remains of Sahelanthropus tchadensis from the TM266 area of ​​the Toros-Ménalla site in Toros-Ménalla. Chad, relies on bone morphology to reconstruct how the creature moved.

Graphic image depicting humans with evolutionary breakthroughs looking at their cousins ​​in a tree

These fossil remains are believed to be between 6-8 million years old, a period in which humans gradually diverged genetically from chimpanzees and chimpanzees.

This species was previously thought to be more like chimpanzees than humans, with small brains and good tree climbers, but the results of the new study have turned it all upside down, showing that it is not only of human lineage. but also a creature carrying an evolutionary leap that determines the fate of humanity.

They are the first species to walk on two legs, not the later species as science has ever recorded!

It was one of the most important breakthroughs in human history, helping our ancestors leave life in the treetops for life on the ground.

This is clearly revealed by the femoral bones unearthed at Toros-Ménalla, according to a research summary in Science Alert.

Some of the remains were used in research

In addition, some forearm bones go on to reveal another amazing detail: This ancient species did not climb trees the way chimpanzees do, but climb trees like humans, i.e. with a firm grip instead of depending into finger and toe bones like other primates.

The surrounding environment is thought to be what drives these evolutionary breakthroughs. These early hominis probably lived in a mixed environment of forests, palm groves, and grasslands, making bipedal walking and tree climbing optimized for their ability to find food and water.