Giday WoldeGabriel

Giday WoldeGabriel is an Ethiopian geologist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, who co-discovered human skeletal remains at Herto Bouri, Ethiopia that revealed a transition into modern humans (Homo sapiens sapiens). The specimen was called Homo sapiens idaltu.[1]

An extinct species of prehistoric horse, Eurygnathohippus woldegabriel, was named in his honor.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Graham, Sarah. Skulls of Oldest Homo sapiens Recovered, Scientific American, June 12, 2003.
  2. ↑ "New Species of Horse, 4.4 Million Years Old". ScienceDaily. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.