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To: b_sharp

LOL!!

In almost all of those cases, I would bet that the entire fossil shown in the picture is missing most of the fossil itself in the actual evidence!


253 posted on 01/01/2006 1:50:58 PM PST by RaceBannon ((Prov 28:1 KJV) The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.)
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To: RaceBannon
LOL!! In almost all of those cases, I would bet that the entire fossil shown in the picture is missing most of the fossil itself in the actual evidence!

Not sure what you mean by that. There is a lot of evidence. Here is one example.

This is specimen "KNM-WT 15000." The KNM stands for Kenya National Museum, and the WT stands for West Turkana. The number, 15,000 is the number assigned; this suggests there are 14,999 previous specimens of one kind or another. And in some of the specimens you see ER, for East Rudolph, another area. There are thousands of specimens from there also. Multiply this by many areas all over Africa, and to a lesser degree in Europe and Asia as well, and you begin to see how much there actually is in the fossil record.



Fossil: KNM-WT 15000

Site: Nariokotome, West Turkana, Kenya (1)

Discovered By: K. Kimeu, 1984 (1)

Estimated Age of Fossil: 1.6 mya * determined by Stratigraphic, faunal & radiometric data (1, 4)

Species Name: Homo ergaster (1, 7, 8), Homo erectus (3, 4, 7, 10), Homo erectus ergaster (25)

Gender: Male (based on pelvis, browridge) (1, 8, 9)

Cranial Capacity: 880 (909 as adult) cc (1)

Information: Most complete early hominid skeleton (80 bones and skull) (1, 8)

Interpretation: Hairless and dark pigmented body (based on environment, limb proportions) (7, 8, 9). Juvenile (9-12 based on 2nd molar eruption and unfused growth plates) (1, 3, 4, 7, 8). Juvenile (8 years old based on recent studies on tooth development) (27). Incapable of speech (based on narrowing of spinal canal in thoracic region) (1)

Nickname: Turkana Boy (1), Nariokotome Boy

See original source for notes:
Source: http://www.mos.org/evolution/fossils/fossilview.php?fid=38

254 posted on 01/01/2006 2:14:22 PM PST by Coyoteman (I love the sound of beta decay in the morning!)
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To: RaceBannon
Ape or Human?
263 posted on 01/01/2006 3:29:43 PM PST by b_sharp (Science adjusts theories to fit evidence, creationism distorts evidence to fit the Bible.)
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