As opposed to which classical definition...? LOL
Must be Theodorian classification, formalized by this man:
Posted on 03/24/2006 11:47:46 AM PST by The_Victor
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - A hominid skull discovered in Ethiopia could fill the gap in the search for the origins of the human race, a scientist said on Friday.
The cranium, found near the city of Gawis, 500 km (300 miles) southeast of the capital Addis Ababa, is estimated to be 200,000 to 500,000 years old.
The skull appeared "to be intermediate between the earlier Homo erectus and the later Homo sapiens," Sileshi Semaw, an Ethiopian research scientist at the Stone Age Institute at Indiana University, told a news conference in Addis Ababa.
It was discovered two months ago in a small gully at the Gawis river drainage basin in Ethiopia's Afar region, southeast of the capital.
Sileshi said significant archaeological collections of stone tools and numerous fossil animals were also found at Gawis.
"(It) opens a window into an intriguing and important period in the development of modern humans," Sileshi said.
Over the last 50 years, Ethiopia has been a hot bed for archaeological discoveries.
Hadar, located near Gawis, is where in 1974 U.S. scientist Donald Johnson found the 3.2 million year old remains of "Lucy," described by scientists as one of the greatest archaeological discoveries in the world.
Lucy is Ethiopia's world-acclaimed archaeological find. The discovery of the almost complete hominid skeleton was a landmark in the search for the origins of humanity.
On the shores of what was formerly a lake in 1967, two Homo sapien skulls dating back 195,000 years were unearthed. The discovery pushed back the known date of mankind, suggesting that modern man and his older precursor existed side by side.
Sileshi said while different from a modern human, the braincase, upper face and jaw of the cranium have unmistakeable anatomical evidence that belong to human ancestry.
"The Gawis cranium provides us with the opportunity to look at the face of one of our ancestors," he added.
I thought so too, but apparently now a "large sea animal, hunted for their oil and flesh" is a whale.
What do you mean it's to late is evolution not a forever ongoing process?
When one assumes the history of primates is one from ape to human it is not difficult to make the evidence support the assumption. I know how much I do not know. I also know textbooks on paleontology take what is found in the field and present it in a manner that is in accord with evolutionist dogma; from the simple to the more complex. From an intuitive standpoint this fits nicely and is reasonable and believable.
Give me the fossil record completely and in 3D before it is removed from the field and before it is interpreted. Then let me think for myself. Unless you do this you are asking me to take other people's word for things. Rare is the observer who sets out to deceive himself and others. Common to all is the inclination to fill in the blanks in favor of initial assumptions, and thus miss the mark in determining what is objective reality.
into what?
you must be doing this for the lurkers
"you must be doing this for the lurkers."
I'm just a masochist.
Apes trying to become human now would have the "Sorry, this seat is taken" problem.
As opposed to which classical definition...? LOL
Must be Theodorian classification, formalized by this man:
So it's all just a figment of our imagination? Why does it look like apes slowly becoming human before our eyes? Why do we find them in the right order in the geologic column?
I know how much I do not know.
Your mistake is thinking it's evidence nobody else knows anything.
Give me the fossil record completely and in 3D before it is removed from the field and before it is interpreted.
Bring me the broomstick of the Wicked Witch of the West and I'll believe in Poofism.
ah.
Poofism???
BWAAAAAhahahahahaha!
Ofcourse, evolutionists may consider themselves as such, but they would be wrong.
...therefore we're vegetable, right?
What do you mean? The premise of evolution is that we evolved from lower life forms i.e. fish, dogs, dinosaur shit or what ever into man as we are today. If evolution is not intelligent we should still be evolving into to some other life form. It is a never ending process.
The newest addition to "Your Brain on Creationism", is quite a gem...and as more and more posters say more and more outrageous things, we will see the list grow..."Its the gift that keeps on giving"..(Quote courtesy of Cousin Eddie in Christmas Vacation, when talking about Clarks entry into the 'jam and jelly of the month' club...
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We're both wrong. Obviously it's an elephant fish and thus not an animal at all.
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