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New human species found in Kenya
« on: August 10, 2012, 12:14:30 AM »
New human species identified from Kenya fossils



The discoveries suggests that at least three distinct species of humans co-existed in Africa. 

The research adds to a growing body of evidence that runs counter to the popular perception that there was a linear evolution from early primates to modern humans.

The research has been published in the journal Nature.

Anthropologists have discovered three human fossils that are between 1.78 and 1.95 million years old. The specimens are of a face and two jawbones with teeth.


"Nature was developing different human prototypes only one of which, our species, was ultimately successful”
Professor Chris Stringer
Natural History Museum, London


The finds back the view that a skull found in 1972 is of a separate species of human, known as Homo rudolfensis. The skull was markedly different to any others from that time. It had a relatively large brain and long flat face.

But for 40 years the skull was the only example of the creature and so it was impossible to say for sure whether the individual was an unusual specimen or a member of a new species.

With the discovery of the three new fossils researchers can say with more certainty that H.rudolfensis really was a separate type of human that existed around two million years ago alongside other species of humans.

For a long time the oldest known human ancestor was thought to be a primitive species, dating back 1.8 million years ago called Homo erectus. They had small heads, prominent brows and stood upright.

But 50 years ago, researchers discovered an even older and more primitive species of human called Homo habilis that may have coexisted with H. erectus. Now it seems H. rudolfensis was around too and raises the distinct possibility that many other species of human also existed at the time.

This find is the latest in a growing body of evidence that challenges the view that our species evolved in a smooth linear progression from our primate ancestors.
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The human lineage

Instead, according to Dr Meave Leakey of the Turkana Basin Institute in Nairobi, who led the research the find shows that there was a diversity early on in the evolution of our species.

"Our past was a diverse past," she told BBC News, "our species was evolving in the same way that other species of animals evolved. There was nothing unique about us until we began to make sophisticated stone tools."
 
The March of Progress had many dead ends

In other groups of animals many different species evolve, each with new traits, such as plumage, or webbed feet. If the new trait is better suited to the environment then the new species thrives, if not it becomes extinct.

According to Professor Chris Stringer of the Natural History Museum in London, fossil evidence is increasingly suggesting that human evolution followed the same pattern.

"Humans seem to have been evolving in different ways in different regions. It was almost as if nature was developing different human prototypes with different attributes, only one of which, an ancestor of our species, was ultimately successful in evolutionary terms," he said.

According to Dr Leakey, the growing body of evidence to suggest that humans evolved in the same way as other animals shows that "evolution really does work".

"It leads to amazing adaptions and amazing species and we are one of them," she said.

Forensic archealogists were able to build a model of what the species looked like:


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Re: New human species found in Kenya
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2012, 12:21:02 AM »
There are vast physical and mental differences in races around the world.  How great do the differences have to be to define a species? ???

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Re: New human species found in Kenya
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2012, 01:37:36 AM »
Hahaha oh brother.

It's amazing how they know that this random skull found in the ground is exactly 1.78 to 1.95 million years old (when carbon dating process is only proven to a few thousand years - beyond that it is total theory/guess work/fairy tales)

Maybe it is a human with a deformed/over grown skull or jaw - NOOO that would be implausible!!! it MUST be a half human half monkey from 1.95 million years ago!!!!!

meltdown  ;D

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Re: New human species found in Kenya
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2012, 01:46:54 AM »
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Re: New human species found in Kenya
« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2012, 01:52:50 AM »
Maybe it is a human with a deformed/over grown skull or jaw

NOOO that would be implausible :D. I invite you to read a little bit about prehistory.

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Re: New human species found in Kenya
« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2012, 01:58:07 AM »


Maybe it is a human with a deformed/over grown skull or jaw - NOOO that would be implausible!!! it MUST be a half human half monkey from 1.95 million years ago!!!!!

meltdown  ;D

That's what I was thinking when I saw this.

How do we know it wasn't a prehistoric Rocky Dennis?  And yes this is the REAL Rocky Dennis.


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Re: New human species found in Kenya
« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2012, 02:20:25 AM »
NOOO that would be implausible :D. I invite you to read a little bit about prehistory.

I invite you to read a little bit about Scientology. Also claimed to be fact by it's many followers but just as 'out there' as evolution.

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Re: New human species found in Kenya
« Reply #7 on: August 10, 2012, 02:27:36 AM »
I invite you to read a little bit about Scientology. Also claimed to be fact by it's many followers but just as 'out there' as evolution.

Theres nothing out about Tom Cruise

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« Reply #8 on: August 10, 2012, 02:29:51 AM »
Theres nothing out about Tom Cruise

Would you suck off Tom Cruise, in exchange for all his money and every woman he's ever slept with?

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Re: New human species found in Kenya
« Reply #9 on: August 10, 2012, 02:30:16 AM »
Creationists are not going to like this....

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Re: New human species found in Kenya
« Reply #10 on: August 10, 2012, 02:32:55 AM »
Would you suck off Tom Cruise, in exchange for all his money and every woman he's ever slept with?

so no women and 400 million dollars or so...hmmmmm

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« Reply #11 on: August 10, 2012, 02:36:24 AM »
so no women and 400 million dollars or so...hmmmmm

Are you saying the inspiration for Mission Impossible, was Tom's inability to have sex in the missionary position, as it felt 'unatural' to him?

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Re: New human species found in Kenya
« Reply #13 on: August 10, 2012, 02:43:50 AM »


Hahaha when I read the thread title I knew there would be either a Goodrum or a Wes joke too... ;D

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Re: New human species found in Kenya
« Reply #14 on: August 10, 2012, 02:45:02 AM »
I invite you to read a little bit about Scientology. Also claimed to be fact by it's many followers but just as 'out there' as evolution.
I think they probably used the potassium–argon dating (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%E2%80%93Ar_dating) to date the rocks surrounding the skulls, then estimate when this fella could have lived. The form of the skull, of the teeth, of the eye-socket and the general conservation status of the bones provide other useful information.

  

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Re: New human species found in Kenya
« Reply #15 on: August 10, 2012, 03:28:24 AM »
Are you saying the inspiration for Mission Impossible, was Tom's inability to have sex in the missionary position, as it felt 'unatural' to him?

Lol good one

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Re: New human species found in Kenya
« Reply #16 on: August 10, 2012, 03:38:17 AM »





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Re: New human species found in Kenya
« Reply #17 on: August 10, 2012, 03:40:14 AM »
Wasn't funny the first time pops.

Sit the next couple of plays out.
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« Reply #18 on: August 10, 2012, 03:45:19 AM »
Wasn't funny the first time pops.

Sit the next couple of plays out.

Hahaha don't be hard on Wes, it can't be easy being up at 5am, queing 15 mins before the store opens at 7am to get a paper, walking the dog and then having to post on getbig all day  ;D

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Re: New human species found in Kenya
« Reply #19 on: August 10, 2012, 03:48:16 AM »
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stop posting that sunnuvabitch until he shaves himself

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« Reply #20 on: August 10, 2012, 03:49:22 AM »
stop posting that sunnuvabitch until he shaves himself

You struggle "irishdildo".
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Re: New human species found in Kenya
« Reply #21 on: August 10, 2012, 03:52:40 AM »
what you on about, girl?

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« Reply #22 on: August 10, 2012, 04:00:33 AM »
what you on about, girl?

You sound like the kind of guy that goes to a gay bar and has sex with a gay guy.
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« Reply #23 on: August 10, 2012, 04:01:49 AM »

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« Reply #24 on: August 10, 2012, 04:02:45 AM »
You sound like the kind of guy that goes to a gay bar and has sex with a gay guy.

You have a horn for me nearly as bad as g_niglet.