Nature and relationships of Sahelanthropus tchadensis.

@article{Macchiarelli2020NatureAR,
  title={Nature and relationships of Sahelanthropus tchadensis.},
  author={Roberto Macchiarelli and Aude Bergeret-Medina and Damiano Marchi and Bernard A. Wood},
  journal={Journal of human evolution},
  year={2020},
  volume={149},
  pages={
          102898
        }
}
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