Ethiopian geologist
Giday WoldeGabriel is an Ethiopian geologist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, who co-discovered human skeletal remains at Herto Bouri, Ethiopia, now classified as Homo sapiens idaltu.
Life
He graduated from Case Western Reserve University.
An extinct species of prehistoric horse, Eurygnathohippus woldegabrieli, was named in his honor.
References
- Graham, Sarah. Skulls of Oldest Homo sapiens Recovered, Scientific American, June 12, 2003.
- "This week Distinuished Speaker Dr. Giday Woldegabriel links geophysical processes and human origins". ees.natsci.msu.edu. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- "New Species of Horse, 4.4 Million Years Old". ScienceDaily. December 12, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
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