[Darth Reagan]

Sahelanthropus tchadensis

Aaah. Couldn't they come up with a better name than that. Neanderthal, Cro Magnon, Australopithecus, Java Man, even Homo Erectus and Homo Sapiens Sapiens just sound better. This guy needs a good nickname at least!

[general_re]

This guy needs a good nickname at least!

I suggest "Bob". Let's call him Bob.

It'll be interesting to find out whether Bob is a direct ancestor of modern man or not...

[martin gibson]

Sahelanthropus tchadensis

This guy needs a good nickname at least!

'Sally Ann'?

[Gaston]

The Sahelanthropus has been nicknamed Toumai

There is your nickname.

[Constitution Day]

This guy needs a good nickname at least!

How about "Hanging Chad"? After all, that's where it was found!

[kitchen]

Sahelanthropus tchadensis

That was a misprint. Should have been shalalanthropus, or Donna for short.

[Maceman]

This guy needs a good nickname at least!

I believe the tradition (well, maybe not exactly a tradition) is to name the skull after whatever rock-n-roll song was playing on the radio when they found it. Hence, Lucy, the australopithecus baby, named after "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds."

[Larry Lucido]

I kind of like "Encino Man."

[O Neill]

Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him....