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.[1]

Life

He graduated from Case Western Reserve University.[2]

An extinct species of prehistoric horse, Eurygnathohippus woldegabrieli, was named in his honor.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Graham, Sarah. Skulls of Oldest Homo sapiens Recovered, Scientific American, June 12, 2003.
  2. ↑ "This week Distinuished Speaker Dr. Giday Woldegabriel links geophysical processes and human origins". ees.natsci.msu.edu. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  3. ↑ "New Species of Horse, 4.4 Million Years Old". ScienceDaily. December 12, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2013.


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