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'''''Orrorin''''' is considered to be the second-oldest known hominin ancestor that is possibly related to modern [[human]]s. Only one species is known: '''''Orrorin tugenensis'''''. The name was given by the discoverers who found ''Orrorin'' fossils in the [[Tugen Hills]] of [[Kenya]]. The fossils were found were estimated to date between 6.1 and 5.8 million years ago, during the late [[Miocene]].

'''''Orrorin''''' is considered to be the second-oldest known [[hominin]] [[ancestor]] that is possibly related to modern [[human]]s. Only one [[species]] is known: '''''Orrorin tugenensis'''''. The name was given by the discoverers who found ''Orrorin'' [[Fossil|fossils]] in the [[Tugen Hills]] of [[Kenya]]. The fossils were estimated be between 6.1 and 5.8 million years old, from the late [[Miocene]] [[Epoch (geology)|epoch]].

== Related pages ==

== Related pages ==

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* [[Template:Human timeline|Human timeline]]

 

[[Category:Hominins]]

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[[Category:Prehistoric Africa]]

[[Category:Prehistoric Africa]]

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