The Djurab Desert (IMAGE) CNRS Caption The Djurab Desert, where the fossil sites that yielded the postcranial remains of Sahelanthropus tchadensis are located. Credit © MPFT, PALEVOPRIM / CNRS – University of Poitiers Usage Restrictions May only be used to report on the work of the the Franco-Chadian Paleoanthropological Mission (MPFT). License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.