Scientist challenges interpretation of new find, the oldest primate fossil ever discovered

Nature Jan. 1, 2004, Nature ^ | 31 dec 2003 | Greg Borzo

[AdmSmith]

A new year - new arguments?

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[Terriergal]

But the fossil raises the tantalizing possibility that remote human ancestors may have originated in Asia

Why is that so tantalizing?

[farmfriend]

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[randog]

I suppose because people that study this stuff are easily tantalized.

[blam]

"But the fossil raises the tantalizing possibility that remote human ancestors may have originated in Asia and stirs up debate about the nature of early primates."

I will be the least suprized if it is found that humans are 'Out-Of-Asia.'

[RaceBannon]

just another way to excuse away the Bible.

[Junior]

"Monkey Boy" ping...

[VadeRetro]

I resemble that remark!

[cebadams]

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[Little Bill]

That makes two of us, I never liked the logic of the Out of Africa crowd.

[PatrickHenry]

"Out of Ohio" PING. [This ping list is for the evolution side of evolution threads, and sometimes for other science topics. FReepmail me to be added or dropped.]

[farmfriend]

Consider yourself added. If you ever change your mind, or I get you on the wrong list, just let me know.

[balrog666]

Yeah, and it works too.

[elli1]

I will be the least suprized if it is found that humans are 'Out-Of-Asia.'

It's not going to surprise me either.

[greenwolf]

Xijun Ni and colleagues describe the fossil as Teilhardina asiatica, a new species of a genus first recognized from Belgium, in the Jan. 1, 2004, issue of Nature. At 28 grams, T. asiatica is smaller than any modern primate, and its size and sharp tooth cusps indicate that it was an insect-eater.

That sounds for all the world like a MONKEY, just like every "hominid" skeleton they've come up with so far except for the neanderthal, which was basically just an ice-age democrat.

[expat_panama]

I never liked the logic of the Out of Africa crowd.

What most diggers are finding is that thems that looked like people had already spread out a very long time ago.  Since an awful lot can happen in a million years, one guy can say we came out of Africa, and another can say we came up all over, and both be right.  It depends on what you call 'people'.

[Dimensio]

You've found us out. This has nothing to do with legitimate research on human origins, it's all just a sham to discredit the Bible and turn people away from Christ, because out of all of the thousands of religions in the world, Christianity is the only on that we're working to destroy (even though evolution theory contradicts the creation myths of countless other religions as well). Darn, we'll have to scrap this plan and start all over again. The Evil Atheist Conspiracy will remember this!

[blam]

That map is a little out of date. We have 13,000 year old 'Arlington Springs Woman' in California, 16,000 year old artifacts at the Meadowcroft and Topper sites and 15-35,000 year old artifacts at the Monte Verde site.

[Little Bill]

Don't pick on RaceBannon, the arguement is when God endowed man with a soul. Race is a fundimentalist, I am not. I believe that God created and directed creation and endowed the most worthy of those that He created with the promise of an afterlife if they believed in Him, Race and I have few argeuments beyond this.