Posted on 01/28/2015 10:26:09 AM PST by blam
Charles Q. Choi, LiveScience
January 27, 2015
An ancient human fossil discovered from the seafloor near Taiwan reveals that a primitive group of humans, potentially an unknown species, once lived in Asia, researchers say.
These findings suggest that multiple lineages of extinct humans may have coexisted in Asia before the arrival of modern humans in the region about 40,000 years ago, the scientists added.
Although modern humans, Homo sapiens, are the only surviving human lineage, others once walked the globe. Extinct human lineages once found in Asia include Neanderthals, the closest extinct relatives of modern humans; Denisovans, whose genetic legacy may extend from Siberia to the Pacific islands of Oceania; Homo erectus, the most likely ancestors to modern humans; and the hobbitlike Homo floresiensis, who lived in Indonesia. These all are hominins the group of species consisting of humans and all their relatives after the split from the chimpanzee lineage. [The 10 Biggest Mysteries of the First Humans]
Now, scientists have revealed the first ancient human fossil a nearly complete right side of a lower jaw with primitive-looking teeth to be found in Taiwan.
The fossil was dredged by a fishing net from the seafloor about 200 to 400 feet (60 to 120 meters) below the surface of the Penghu Channel, located about 15.5 miles (25 kilometers) off the western coast of Taiwan. The channel was part of the Asian mainland during the last ice age, when sea levels were lower.
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Balderdash, according to the Bible. But, hey, what does God know, other than everything?
I was thinking Algebrians.
“It’s what the world looked like during the Ice Age when there was less water in the world’s oceans. “
I thought ice covered North America down to and through the Great Lakes region.
FOR THE LAST TIME: HE WAS BORN IN HAWAII!!!!!!
God? Or the bronze age horror fantasy recorded in the Bible?
I saw that specimen in person back in the late 60’s at a town festival, lol. I always thought it was nothing more then a frozen chimp.
Nope. Just Harry Reid, lost again.
A nearly complete right side of a lower jaw with primitive-looking teeth.
Thanks for posting it.
An ancient human fossil discovered from the seafloor near Taiwan reveals that a primitive group of humans, potentially an unknown species, once lived in Asia... multiple lineages of extinct humans may have coexisted in Asia before... about 40,000 years ago... a nearly complete right side of a lower jaw with primitive-looking teeth... dredged by a fishing net from the seafloor about 200 to 400 feet (60 to 120 meters) below the surface of the Penghu Channel, located about 15.5 miles (25 kilometers) off the western coast of Taiwan. The channel was part of the Asian mainland during the last ice age, when sea levels were lower.The modern seafloor, that's where it was all happening.
So, all the Chinese have to do is wait for the next ice age and then Taiwan will literally be part of China.
If history is any indication, it will turn out to be another jawbone from a pig.
LMAO
Michael Jackson..... before the nose job.
Thanks. I have the book.
It did. This map deals with water level.
Of course, the Bible does not tell us everything God knows.
But it does say, in Genesis 6, that there were once many humans God regretted making.
So, should we be surprised to find, from time to time, remains of some of those?
As for age estimates (10,000 to 190,000 years), the data seems inconclusive, especially since it: "does resemble a 400,000-year-old fossil from Hexian, in southern China".
Bottom line: not too much can be said for certain, until/unless more such fossils are found.
-that wouldn't be a very omniscient or omnipotent Deity; one that had *regrets* about something imperfect this invisible deity created, would it now.
“Oops. My bad mistake, do over.”
Just guessing, you intended that sarcastically, right?
The NIV says it very clearly (Genesis 6:6):
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