Orrorin
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Orrorin is an early, primitive hominin species from the Miocene epoch that provides important evidence about the origins of bipedalism in human evolution.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orrorin tugenensis | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fossil taxon
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hominin species ⓘ prehistoric mammal ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Millennium Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| anatomicalEvidence |
curved finger bones suggest climbing ability
ⓘ
femur morphology suggests bipedal locomotion ⓘ |
| approximateAgeInMillionsOfYears | 6 ⓘ |
| binomialAuthority | Senut et al. 2001 ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
Ardipithecus ramidus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sahelanthropus tchadensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfDiscovery | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet | likely frugivorous ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Tugen Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 2000 ⓘ |
| discoverer |
Brigitte Senut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Martin Pickford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| estimatedBodySize | similar to a modern chimpanzee ⓘ |
| etymology | genus name derived from local Tugen language ⓘ |
| family | Hominidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilRange | about 6.1–5.7 million years ago ⓘ |
| fossilStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| genus | Orrorin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalContext | Tugen Hills, Baringo Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holotypeStatus | based on multiple partial specimens ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
dental remains
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femoral remains ⓘ fragmentary fossils ⓘ mandibular fragments ⓘ |
| locomotion |
arboreal climbing
ⓘ
partially bipedal ⓘ |
| moreSpecificTime | Late Miocene ⓘ |
| order | Primates ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| region | East Africa ⓘ |
| relevanceToHumanEvolution |
informs debates on the origin of the human lineage
ⓘ
used to study early hominin locomotor adaptations ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
origin of habitual bipedalism
ⓘ
phylogenetic position within Hominini ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the oldest known hominin species
ⓘ
provides evidence about early bipedalism ⓘ |
| subfamily | Homininae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Miocene epoch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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