Posted on 10/28/2008 7:45:29 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
The traditional answer has been that Neanderthals have a big nose because they have a big mouth and a wide jaw, useful for ripping apart tough food, says Nathan Holton, a paleoanthropologist at the University of Iowa.
Why, then, do Neanderthals have faces that jut further out than humans? "They had them because earlier hominids had them," Houlton says.
He laments the tendency of some anthropologists to "atomise the body", and explain each of its part as an exquisite adaptation to an environment. Selection for strong jaws and teeth has been a favourite explanation for other Neanderthal facial features, as well as nose size.
"There's no real good evidence to say that Neanderthals are producing these high levels of bite force to begin with," he says.
Weaver agrees. "A lot of these anatomical differences are probably more likely due to these chance changes," he says.
(Excerpt) Read more at newscientist.com ...
I bet SlingsandArrows nose!
I’ve always been envious of “big nose” syndrome since my schnoz is smaller. Fortunately, the rest of my anatomy made up for it...
“Stop thinking about sex! “
BIG NOSE!
Great. Now I’m thinking about sex again.
probably will post this soon, unless someone beats me to it. ;’)
Tyrannosaurus rex noses out dinosaur competition
By Will DunhamPosted 2008/10/28 at 8:06 pm EDT
http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre49s012-us-dinosaurs-smell/
From chasing parked cars?
Why not?
Neanderthal?
because there were no jock straps or bras yet, and somethin’ had to be big ...
Now there’s a question that will keep me up nights. (snarky I know)
“Bloody Romans”
Because air is free
Did you ever quit? Thinking about it, I mean...
I guess Neanderthals told a lot of lies?
That would explain Democrats too.
Let’s just say, Milton Berle had a big nose too.
One theory I read somewhere was that the large nose helped warm the air in the very cold ice age conditions they had adapted to survive in. Also, presumably it would not get frostbitten so quickly as a small one.
I think that’s one that is discussed in the full article. :’)
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