Dragon Man: Gigantic skull from China forces scientists to rewrite the story of human evolution

SS ^ | 6/26/21 | SS

[flaglady47]

Subtle, very subtle, lol....

[mdmathis6]

They are passages for the facial arteries.

Put your fingers on either side, at the flares of your nose about 1/2 “ out and pointing inwards along the crease toward your eyes...you should be able to feel your pulses.

[Texan5]

People have known for a long time about at least 2 disorders of the pituitary gland that cause abnormal growth-Gigantism and Agromegaly-and afflicted Andre the Giant and others in modern times-it was documented in the Middle Ages and before, so it well could have been affecting humans since the earliest times, counting for the stories of giants who were warriors, kings and who knows what else-today there are treatments for it, but none known before the 20th century...

[AdmSmith]

What are those small holes to the left and right side of the nose?

The infraorbital foramen, an opening into the floor of the eye socket, is the forward end of a canal through which passes the infraorbital branch of the maxillary nerve, the second division of the fifth cranial nerve. But it is not only in humans here are some interesting examples



Comparison of sabre-tooth skull morphologies. (A) Skull of the felid saber-tooth Megantereon cultridens. (B) Skull of the ''marsupial saber-tooth'' Thylacosmilus atrox. Comparisons of sabertoothed skulls are usually portrayed in lateral view: this three-quarter view better illustrates the differences between these two animals (the splaying of the mandibles in T. atrox is exaggerated for effect)

and here is the horse

[SunkenCiv]

Ancient cyclops legends arose from the finding of fossil remains of mammoths; dino fossils in Asia led to (or altered) dragon legends; a whale fossil was viewed by one of the Roman emperors who was told (and at least purported to believe) that it was the grave of a titan. :^)

[Roman_War_Criminal]

Nobody with half a brain should trust Chinamen with anything.

[JimRed]

Diggin’ up Andre the Giant, and Shaq? At what point in time does paleontology and archaeology become grave desecration?

[SunkenCiv]

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Did dinosaur fossils inspire the mythical griffin? Did mammoth bones shape the story of the Gigantomachy? Were the cyclopes modeled on the skulls of dwarf elephants? This video investigates some of the fascinating intersections between fossils and the Greek myths.

This video is part of a collaboration with @NORTH 02 Check out their video "Scimitar Cats, Cave Bears, and Behemoths" for more on the fossils that so fascinated the ancient Greeks and Romans.

If you enjoyed this video, you might be interested in my book “Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants: Frequently Asked Questions about the Ancient Greeks and Romans.”...

Chapters:

0:00 Introduction
1:37 Dinosaurs and Griffins
3:52 Mammoths and Giants
6:13 Dwarf Elephants and Cyclopes
8:16 Conclusion

Dinosaurs, Mammoths, and the Greek Myths | August 20, 2021 | toldinstone