Ancient Skeleton May Rewrite Earliest Chapter of Human Evolution [Science NOW]
Long-Awaited Research on a 4.4-Million-Year-Old Hominid [Scientific American]
"The first full analysis of a 4.4-million-year-old early human paints a clearer picture of what the last common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees may have looked like, which is not, after all, that much like a chimp at all. The ancient Ardipithecus ramidus ("Ardi", as the most complete female specimen is known) is described in 11 research papers published online today in Science. The prodigious research effort combines Ardi's fossils with those from many other Ar. ramidus individuals—both male and female—found near the Awash River in the Afar Rift region of Ethiopia.
Ardipithecus ramidus, although likely millions of years more recent than the so-called missing link between chimpanzees and humans, represents "coming as close as we've ever come to that last common ancestor," Tim White of the University of California, Berkeley, one of the studies' lead authors, said in a recorded interview for Science." ......
The VIDEO which accompanies the Science NOW article has a wealth of good information.
[And, as an aside, in the Scientific American article you really should note the comments posted by PUSH at 04:17 PM on 10/01/09, and again at 04:27. Cofirms my long held supposition that most 'creationists' are, by their own choice, ignorant and uneducated. In 14 lines 'PUSH' magaged to rack up at least 20 errors of spelling, grammar, and syntax. This type of stupid incoherence may be perfectly acceptable for Sunday morning at the local fundie gathering, but really stands out in Scientific American.]
I'm actually glad to see all this stuff, to you've really kept me updated! Now, let's just hope that I can come across another blog just as interesting :)
Posted by: Term papers | November 05, 2009 at 04:45 PM