Sahelanthropus (name meaning "Sahara Man") is a species of the Homininae dated to about 7 million years ago, during the Miocene epoch. The species, and its genus Sahelanthropus, was announced in 2002, based mainly on a partial cranium, nicknamed Toumaï, discovered in northern Chad.
In the Series 4 episode "New Arrivals", a troop of Sahelanthropus were brought to the park from Late Miocene Africa, 6 million years ago. They reside in the Ape-Men Jungle Enclosure with their relatives.