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Subject: ape/man

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Baz

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Date Posted: 07/12/02 3:53pm
In reply to: ozboy 's message, "face it." on 07/12/02 1:24pm

>So, around one year ago the human race found a skull
>in central Africa since dated at five to seven million
>years old. A skull we see today.
>
>The rear of the skull resembling a chimp but the face
>flat ... more like a modern human.
>
>The first thing that occured to me was "missing link"
>... still, I thought perhaps the years of earth
>movement may have distorted or "flattened" the face
>and therefore the skull offers nothing?
>
>So a quick surf by the man from oz finds that dead
>bone will dry and fracture rather than remain flexible
>and thus is less likely be moulded by time giving a
>false impression of the shape of the skull?
>
>... intersting if anyone can throw more light on this?
>
>I won't say it's the missing link 'till I'm sure it is!
>
>...still, you must admit! ...it looks good.
>
>god waits for no man cos' the scene is set
>
>... but evolution puts it in you face
>
>:-0

Oz, the shape of the fragments would give an indication of the true shape of the intact skull. Hominoid teeth are also closer to modern man's and set in a nice arc, rather than the much squarer arrangement in apes. The hominids also lacked the large canines typical of apes.

I have never been too keen on the idea of a missing link. The problem is that the popular press gets hold of scientific stories and picks up on catch phrases that are often misleading or meaningless.
I believe we have a series of skulls that give an adequate picture of the transition from ape to hominid.

Baz

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