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To: MineralMan

The teeth in the lower jaw are in remarkably good shape.


39 posted on 11/07/2005 9:24:53 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: trisham

They really are. A complete set of molars is present. Looking at the lower jaw, it's pretty apparent that this is some sort of monkey or ape, not anything else. The period is especially interesting for researchers working on the common ancestry concept, and this looks like a very rich source of fossil material. It's rare to find stuff in such good preservation, and that's going to play a large part in this.


42 posted on 11/07/2005 9:27:15 AM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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