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Skull discovery could fill origins gap
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| Fri Mar 24, 11:02 AM ET
Posted on 03/24/2006 11:47:46 AM PST by The_Victor
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To: gobucks
People who slept through all their science classes alert.
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posted on
03/24/2006 12:14:44 PM PST
by
blowfish
To: The_Victor
Everythng was fine in evolution until all these little gaps showed up, so it was downsized to microevolution. If they keep creating gaps like this they will end up at nanoevolution soon enough.
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posted on
03/24/2006 12:19:31 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(pas de lieu, Rhone que nous)
To: PatrickHenry
It's amazing how many Luddites show up just to ignore the evidence.
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posted on
03/24/2006 12:20:11 PM PST
by
Junior
(Identical fecal matter, alternate diurnal period)
To: The_Victor
That does it. I am getting cremated. I do not want someone digging me up in 100,000 years and calling me a homo.
To: The_Victor
Hey Darwin ..your paleo proctologist called...
He found your head....
To: The_Victor
every time a scientists says "this proves we were wrong..." Science advances a bit. In this case I think it is more like "We were unclear about this spot - now we are less clear".
To: The_Victor
I wish you'd leave grandpa's grave alone, huh?
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posted on
03/24/2006 12:23:48 PM PST
by
Lonesome in Massachussets
(NYT Headline: 'Protocols of the Learned Elders of CBS: Fake But Accurate, Experts Say.')
To: microgood
That does it. I am getting cremated. I do not want someone digging me up in 100,000 years and calling me a homo. Now that's cute!
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posted on
03/24/2006 12:24:54 PM PST
by
Coyoteman
(I love the sound of beta decay in the morning!)
To: The_Victor
every time a scientists says "this proves we were wrong..." Science advances a bit. In this case I think it is more like "We were unclear about this spot - now we are less UNclear".
Been a long week.
To: The_Victor
"Stone Age Institute at Indiana University,"
....But just an suburban location for
"The World Wide ARAB Institute For Furthering SHARIA law????"....LOL..
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posted on
03/24/2006 12:25:43 PM PST
by
litehaus
To: The_Victor
"Skull discovery could fill origins gap"
The gap is bigger than you think.
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posted on
03/24/2006 12:26:41 PM PST
by
RoadTest
("- - a popular government cannot flourish without virtue in the people." - Richard Henry Lee, 1786)
To: RoadTest
How large is this gap, and how do you know this information?
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posted on
03/24/2006 12:28:08 PM PST
by
Dimensio
(http://angryflower.com/bobsqu.gif <-- required reading before you use your next apostrophe!)
To: Coyoteman; editor-surveyor; Ultra Sonic 007
I wonder what these people would think if they found skeletons of Andre the Giant (a head three times the size of a normal man, weighs over 400 pounds, with hands so large that they encompass an entire beer can), Shaquille O'Neal (7'+), and Warwick Davis (Willow movie Dwarf) all from the same carbon dating period.
Would these scientists describe three DIFFERENT species? Of course they would! And it would ALSO be ridiculous.
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posted on
03/24/2006 12:34:14 PM PST
by
ImaGraftedBranch
("Toleration" has never been affiliated with the virtuous. Think about it.)
To: ImaGraftedBranch
I wonder what these people would think if they found skeletons of Andre the Giant (a head three times the size of a normal man, weighs over 400 pounds, with hands so large that they encompass an entire beer can), Shaquille O'Neal (7'+), and Warwick Davis (Willow movie Dwarf) all from the same carbon dating period. Would these scientists describe three DIFFERENT species? Of course they would! And it would ALSO be ridiculous.
With skeletal material scientists tend to look at morphology, rather than size. Little things, like dental morphology, can tell you a lot. The position of the foramen magnum can provide good information on posture and locomotion.
Really, there is a lot of science involved in this. (I do skeletal analysis as part of my work as an archaeologist.)
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posted on
03/24/2006 12:38:08 PM PST
by
Coyoteman
(I love the sound of beta decay in the morning!)
To: Lonesome in Massachussets
>>>
I wish you'd leave grandpa's grave alone, huh?<<< Grapa died after eating roast duck with mango salsa!
To: Coyoteman
> I do skeletal analysis as part of my work as an archaeologist.
Ah. So you admit to being a biased scientist, just out looking to grub up government grants! Your opinions should be ignored.
(...says the aerospace engineer working for a NASA contractor)
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posted on
03/24/2006 12:41:05 PM PST
by
orionblamblam
(A furore Normannorum libra nos, Domine)
To: ImaGraftedBranch
"Would these scientists describe three DIFFERENT species?"
No.
"all from the same carbon dating period."
Carbon dating wasn't used here.
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posted on
03/24/2006 12:43:13 PM PST
by
CarolinaGuitarman
("There is grandeur in this view of life...")
To: orionblamblam
says the aerospace engineer working for a NASA contractorIf you're at work, (on our dime,) and you're goofing off playing on FR, than "get back to work."
Says the on duty USPS guy
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posted on
03/24/2006 12:44:55 PM PST
by
ASA Vet
(Condi would be a coup in the NFL)
To: CarolinaGuitarman
If I could be in a line of work where I could provide an answer such as "anywhere from 200,000 to 500,000 years old" in response to a question like "how old is this skeleton," and GET PAID for that answer, I would have a much less stressful life.
Sheesh.
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posted on
03/24/2006 12:47:56 PM PST
by
ImaGraftedBranch
("Toleration" has never been affiliated with the virtuous. Think about it.)
To: ImaGraftedBranch
If I could be in a line of work where I could provide an answer such as "anywhere from 200,000 to 500,000 years old" in response to a question like "how old is this skeleton," and GET PAID for that answer, I would have a much less stressful life.
I do not believe that you are aware of the research and testing required before such a determiniation can be made, in addition to the education regarding the testing methodology.
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posted on
03/24/2006 12:50:02 PM PST
by
Dimensio
(http://angryflower.com/bobsqu.gif <-- required reading before you use your next apostrophe!)
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