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The First Human?

In the year 2000 in Kenya, a team of scientists found the remains of a 6-million-year-old Homininae species they named Orrorin tugenensis. Is this the oldest known direct human ancestor?

English
  • Originally Aired November 19, 2001
  • Runtime 50 minutes
  • Network Channel 4
  • Created April 10, 2023 by
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