(left) Kampiro Kairente who discovered the Chororapithecus canine. In this photo, he is at the monkey phalanx, placed on the small stone cairn. This and another fossil of a possible monkey root fragment led to the Chororapithecus find. (c) 2006 Gen Suwa (right) Systematic surface examination of the Chororapithecus canine find spot. (c) 2006 Gen Suwa. Dr. Yonas Beyene (bottom), Dr. Berhane Asfaw (next), and Dr. Reiko Kono (top). |