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Author Topic:   Homo floresiensis
Carson O'Genic
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Message 143 of 213 (249194)
10-05-2005 5:40 PM
Reply to: Message 142 by roxrkool
10-04-2005 11:40 AM


Re: The Andamanese Negrito
Thanks for that link, I've wasted most of my day getting sucked into that fascinating text.
Your question is an interesting one. I don't know the answer, and doubt anyone else does. I would assume that floresiensis evolved from ancestors that coloinzed that region of the world, which makes the Andamanese Negrito the closest living representations of the initial founder population.

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Carson O'Genic
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Message 145 of 213 (249537)
10-06-2005 12:55 PM
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10-06-2005 11:39 AM


Re: The Andamanese Negrito
I beleive that despite the similarities in stature, H. floresiensis is still very different. The brain volume is very small compared to modern humans. Hence the hypothesis that it is a different species or a mutation/developmental defect.

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Carson O'Genic
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Message 147 of 213 (250147)
10-08-2005 7:42 PM
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10-08-2005 6:58 PM


Re: Digital H. floriensis skull
They found (small) tools in the same caves as the fossils, so that would lend credence to their ability for abstract thought.

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Carson O'Genic
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Message 159 of 213 (252427)
10-17-2005 3:58 PM
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10-15-2005 9:08 AM


Re: Nature Article Links
My heart sinks when I read about how the fossils were mishandled and broken. Teuku Jacob's should be made to resign in shame.

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Carson O'Genic
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Message 161 of 213 (252862)
10-18-2005 8:36 PM
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10-17-2005 7:01 PM


Re: Nature Article Links
When you say 'in a more traditional manner" do you mean to suggest that fossils are often broken using some 'traditional' technique of measurement? I have no problems with alternative hypotheses to explain the fossils. (Although with the recent finds, I think the case for mutation has fallen apart.) I have problems with the most acclaimed anthopologist of Indonesia screwing up fossils of immense value to all of humanity.

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