Sahelanthropus tchadensis, or Toumai,
A) may be the oldest possible human ancestor yet found.
B) moves scientists close to the time when humans and apes in the Americas diverged from a common ancestor.
C) may be the oldest possible "missing link" between gorillas and Orrorin tugenensis.
D) looks more like a chimp than a human, specifically because of the placement of its foramen magnum at the base of its skull, which is farther back than in later hominins.
E) apparently lived in a habitat with scarce animal life and mountain terrain.
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