North Central Africa  
North Central Africa has never been the focus of paleoanthropological research until recently.  The site of Bahr-el-Ghazal in Chad produced an australopithecine mandible, putting North Central Africa on the map for the first time.  
     

Hominids found in North Central Africa:

     Australopithecus bahrelghazali

   

 
     
     

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A. ramidus ~ A. anamensis ~ A. afarensis ~ A. africanus ~ A. gahri ~ A. bahrelghazali ~ P. boisei ~ P. aethiopicus ~ P. robustus ~ H. habilis ~ H. rudolfensis ~ H. erectus ~ H. ergaster ~ H. antecessor ~ H. heidelbergensis ~ H. neanderthalensis ~ H. sapiens

 

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Steven Heslip ~ 2001 ~ heslipst@msu.edu