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“The ancestor of humanity is

Chadian... The cradle of humanity is
in Chad. Toumaï is your ancestor.”

Toumaï - “hope of life”, a local name for a child born
perilously close to the start of the dry season - is
believed to be the first hominid of human family.
Although the size of its braincase is chimp-like, it has a
short and straight face and small canine teeth used in its
apical extreme, more like humans. Toumaï has, since its
discovery, become a source of national pride for citizens.

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