What is Orrorin tugenensis?
{{italictitle}} {{Taxobox | colour = lightblue | name = ''Orrorin'' | fossil_range = [[Miocene]] | image = Orrorin tugenensis.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = ''Orrorin tugenensis'' fossils | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordata]] | classis = [[Mammal]]ia | ordo = [[Primate]]s | familia = [[Hominidae]] | subfamilia = [[Homininae]] | genus = '''''Orrorin''''' | genus_authority = Senut ''et al.'', 2001 | binomial = †''Orrorin tugenensis'' | binomial_authority = Senut ''et al.'', 2001 }} '''''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]]. == Related pages == * [[Template:Human timeline|Human timeline]] [[Category:Hominins]] [[Category:Prehistoric Africa]] {{biology-stub}}