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Herto Man

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Scientific name and meaningHomo sapiens idaltu
Extinction status Extinct
Encyclopedia of Life
Age157±3 ka
Date discov 1997
Discov by Tim D. White
Berhane Asfaw
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID4046608
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Herto Man refers to human remains discovered in 1997 from the Upper Herto member of the Bouri Formation in the Afar Triangle, Ethiopia. The remains have been dated as between 154,000 and 160,000 years old.

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