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Fish Swam the Sahara, Bolstering Out of Africa Theory
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| December 29, 2010
| Charles Q. Choi
Posted on 12/29/2010 11:42:33 AM PST by decimon
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posted on
12/29/2010 11:42:34 AM PST
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decimon
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
12/29/2010 11:43:28 AM PST
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decimon
To: decimon
Fish may have once swum across the Sahara, a finding that could shed light on how humanity made its way out of Africa, researchers said. They rode on the backs of fish?
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posted on
12/29/2010 11:47:35 AM PST
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WayneS
(Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm. -- James Madison)
To: decimon
The Sahara was once a lush forest, IIRC.
To: decimon
So the Sahara dried out because all those animals disrupted the climate driving their SUV's?
Whodathunkit?
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posted on
12/29/2010 11:47:47 AM PST
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thulldud
(Is it "alter or abolish" time yet?)
To: decimon
Every once and awhile I feel like quacking. Does that help?
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posted on
12/29/2010 11:48:43 AM PST
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Jim W N
To: decimon
The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world, and would seem a major barrier for any humans striving to migrate off the continent.As if the climate of this region would be identical during a major Ice Age.
To: decimon
If the Sahara once contained large bodies of water, couldn’t that be an indication that there was once more water (in liquid form) on the surface of the earth than there is now?
And wouldn’t THAT potentially be an indication that the polar ice caps were SMALLER at that time than they are now?
And wouldn’t THAT be an indication that the earth was WARMER then than it is now?
Could that be POSSIBLE?
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posted on
12/29/2010 11:52:36 AM PST
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WayneS
(Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm. -- James Madison)
To: thulldud
That is s common misperception. In fact, Chuck Norris lit a fart in what was once known as the Sahara Forest.
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posted on
12/29/2010 11:55:55 AM PST
by
tumblindice
(Baby made a boom-boom)
To: decimon
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posted on
12/29/2010 11:56:36 AM PST
by
null and void
(We are now in day 706 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
To: James C. Bennett
The Sahara was once a lush forest, IIRC.I'm impressed if you remember at all. ;-)
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posted on
12/29/2010 12:05:14 PM PST
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decimon
To: decimon
Of course. They are still in the desert on the planet Arrakis (Dune), they are called Sand Trout.
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posted on
12/29/2010 12:05:54 PM PST
by
fish hawk
(RINO-plasty: Congressional surgery done with a vote.)
To: decimon
Hello ... ? It’s called the “Flood of Noah” ...
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posted on
12/29/2010 12:06:44 PM PST
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Scythian
To: decimon
But did they do the backstroke?
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posted on
12/29/2010 12:10:03 PM PST
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SouthTexas
(A Merry and Blessed Christmas to All!)
To: Scythian
Shhh! That’s Biblical! ;)
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posted on
12/29/2010 12:10:31 PM PST
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ReneeLynn
(Socialism is SO yesterday. Fascism, it*s the new black. Mmm Mmm Mmm.)
To: Scythian
Hello ... ? Its called the Flood of Noah ... The place was once a forest. The fossils aren't just those of fishes.
To: decimon
How exactly do climate conditions which persisted some 6 to 10 thousand years ago impact the out of Africa theory? It seems that climate over the last 500,000 years (or perhaps 7mil years) would have to be considered together with the fossil record. Cherry picking doesn’t usually work.
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12/29/2010 12:20:25 PM PST
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JimSEA
To: tumblindice
Chuck Norris lit a fart in what was once known as the Sahara Forest. I thought it was the Argonne Forest.
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12/29/2010 12:28:51 PM PST
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thulldud
(Is it "alter or abolish" time yet?)
To: decimon
hmmm...
The cradle of humanity lies south of the Sahara, which begs the question as to how our species made its way past it.
Archaeologists Claim to Have Found Oldest Human Remains in Israel
Avi Gopher, who led the team, told Agence France-Presse that it calls into question the widely held view that modern humans originated in Africa.
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posted on
12/29/2010 12:28:53 PM PST
by
loboinok
(Gun control is hitting what you aim at!)
To: JimSEA
How exactly do climate conditions which persisted some 6 to 10 thousand years ago impact the out of Africa theory? It seems that climate over the last 500,000 years (or perhaps 7mil years) would have to be considered together with the fossil record.They seem to be looking at the last wet phase as an indicator of conditions in prior wet phases.
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12/29/2010 12:30:20 PM PST
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decimon
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