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To: nickcarraway; SunkenCiv

The report of this meat-eating sponge reveals a number of overlooked traits in the jaw and teeth that clearly and specifically link the sponge to the Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons. One such trait is the shape of the opening of the nerve canal in the lower jaw, a spot where dentists often give a pain-blocking injection. In the case of the deep-sea, meat-eating sponge, the upper portion of the opening is covered by a broad bony ridge, a curious feature also carried by a significant number of Cro-Magnons and Neanderthals.

The report is more fully covered in the book, Man and Sponge at Yale by Brigham Indie Shreeves.


15 posted on 11/28/2012 11:39:37 PM PST by wildbill (You're just jealous because the Voices talk oMnly to me.Reid)
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To: wildbill

You laugh, but watch me do it!!!


16 posted on 11/30/2012 3:05:27 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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