> On Saturday, Oct 3, 2009, carl wrote:
> From here...
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> http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/10/091001-ardipithecus-ramidus-ardi-oldest-human-skeleton-fossils.html
>
> [snip]
>
> The Ardipithecus ramidus fossils were discovered in Ethiopia's harsh Afar
> desert at a site called Aramis in the Middle Awash region, just 46 miles
> (74 kilometers) from where Lucy's species, Australopithecus afarensis, was
> found in 1974. Radiometric dating of two layers of volcanic ash that
> tightly sandwiched the fossil deposits revealed that Ardi lived 4.4 million
> years ago.
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Interesting stuff, but still under review. I am reminded that the style of this sort of report can be very misleading : conjecture presented as fact. Acknowledge that there is evidence, analysis and reasoning there, but still "just a theory". Will be interesting to see if it fits into the main evolutionary tree, or a dead limb. Only another fifteen years to wait.
> Etc., including sex-life and stuff not suitable in a family board such as
> the Bunny.
Err... That is a joke, is it not?
Gregg
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