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Sahelanthropus tchadensis is a fossil ape originally classified as the oldest possible member of the human family tree, but more recently as a Miocene ape related to humans and other living African apes, that is thought to have lived approximately 7 million years ago. The fossils found indicate a relatively small cranium, five pieces of jaw, and some teeth, making up a head that has a mixture of derived and primitive features. These were discovered in the desert of Chad by a team of four people. The team, made up of three Chadians, Mahamat Adoum and Ahounta Djimdoumalbaye (who found the skull on July 19, 2001), Fanone Gongdibe, and the French Alain Beauvilain, leader of this team, found all the fossils of Sahelanthropus from July 2001 to March 2002. The braincase, being only 340 cm³ to 360 cm³ in volume is notably less than the approximate human volume of 1350 cm³. The teeth, brow ridges, and facial structure in many ways resemble those found on Homo sapiens. Due to the distorted matrix of the cranium, a 3D computer reconstruction has been produced. Since no bones below the skull itself have been discovered, it is unknown to this day whether or not Sahelanthropus tchadensis was indeed bipedal, though an anteriorly placed foramen magnum suggests that this may have been the case. Its canine wears similarly to other Miocene apes.