Human Ancestors Originated in Asia By Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News May 31, 2005 Three newly discovered primate species that lived 30 million years ago...
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Marc Verhaegen
aquape
Jun 1, 2005 1:37 pm
... Thanks for the link, Michael. Hf has a curious mix of ape/apith & Homo features. Its small size isn't astounding IMO, but the small brain (not ...
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Marc Verhaegen
aquape
Jun 1, 2005 6:16 pm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4235033.stm Thanks, Tina! AFAICS it has nothing to do with AAT, but is an embryological disorder. --Marc ________ 'Mermaid...
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Marc Verhaegen
aquape
Jun 1, 2005 8:00 pm
The Oreopithecus thumb: a strange case in hominoid evolution S Moyà-Solà, M Köhler & L Rook 2005 JHE press We proposed the hypothesis that the hand of...
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" A. Lemak A.S....
alas_my_loves
Jun 1, 2005 8:28 pm
All humans (anthropoidae?) have no pigment on the palms of their hands? Uncertain about this, (a factoid on net) "dogs don't sweat by salivating, they sweat...
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" A. Lemak A.S....
alas_my_loves
Jun 1, 2005 8:35 pm
Humboldt Advocate, May 25, 2005: The family fisherman, an endangered species. Local fishing permits being buought up by foreign conglomerates. by Elaine...
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Marc Verhaegen
aquape
Jun 1, 2005 8:45 pm
... [Even if 30 Ma our ancestors lived in Asia, this says nothing about OoA 100 ka, of course. --Marc] ... ["Anthropoids" means apes+monkeys (OWMs & NWMs)....
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Richard Parker
richardparker01
Jun 1, 2005 9:08 pm
Marc - is this saying that Oreopithecus, the 'Swamp Ape' already had a hand structure just ready for quick evolution into a human grasping facility? regards ...
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Marc Verhaegen
aquape
Jun 1, 2005 10:05 pm
... Moya-Sola & Koehler say that ITO Oreop had a precision grip, but it doesn't say anything on whether they & we evolved this in parallel. In a figure in the...
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Richard Parker
richardparker01
Jun 1, 2005 10:21 pm
DD- Thanks for the info that 'a new breed' of oysters was introduced into the NorthWest US only in 1955 - if it was a tropical oyster species, it would...
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Marc Verhaegen
aquape
Jun 1, 2005 10:23 pm
Did climate shift kill giant Australian animals? Michael Hopkin Bones suggest that early humans did not ruthlessly wipe out huge beasts. An Australian research...
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" A. Lemak A.S....
alas_my_loves
Jun 1, 2005 10:57 pm
Richard- a few notes [ ] ... 3 1. the original 2. pacific 3. Malaysian clam] was introduced ... surrounded by marsh, nearest agric. field found was 7 miles...
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Gerard Michael Burns
gmichaelburns
Jun 2, 2005 3:43 am
A while back we discussed whether or not humans can eat underwater. Here is the latest study: BACKGROUND: In the discussion of possible origins of modern Homo...
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Marc Verhaegen
aquape
Jun 2, 2005 8:23 am
Animals forage with near-perfect efficiency 24.5.05 Jeff Hecht Animals have evolved a foraging behaviour that comes close what physicists calculate is the...
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Marc Verhaegen
aquape
Jun 2, 2005 8:25 am
JHE 42:95-116 Stratigraphy, age and environments of the late Miocene Mpesida Beds, Tugen Hills, Kenya Kingston JD, Fine Jacobs B, Hill A & Deino A 2002 ...
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andrew_and_inge
Jun 2, 2005 11:42 am
... scattered. In Australia middens in bays and rivers are often incredibly deep showing usage of 10s of thousands of years indicating that they must have been...
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craighagstrom
Jun 2, 2005 11:52 am
Excellent study. It's good to see impartial and rigorous field work being done, which by pure chance happens to further our plan for World Domination. On the...
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Marc Verhaegen
aquape
Jun 2, 2005 11:59 am
Study will be published in AAJ on 1.4.06. --Marc...
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m3dodds
Jun 2, 2005 12:32 pm
A mixture of lakes, wet woodlands, and open forest in this part of north-east Africa 6.3 mya. Though Orrorin only gets a brief mention in this paper, it is a...
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Marc Verhaegen
aquape
Jun 2, 2005 12:47 pm
... Interesting question. I don't know. ... Yes, most mammals (carnivores, rodents...) have no thermoregulatory sweating (on whole body or on naked surfaces),...
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Gerard Michael Burns
gmichaelburns
Jun 2, 2005 5:21 pm
... From: "craighagstrom" <craigh@...> ... It was mostly a reaction to overwork. I do medical translations, and most of them are written in that style. I...
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" A. Lemak A.S....
alas_my_loves
Jun 2, 2005 6:58 pm
This is an ad for a sinus/nasal wash. [I'm not selling it or giving opinion on it.] Below is info on a rare type of mongolism which has translocated genes in...
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" A. Lemak A.S....
alas_my_loves
Jun 2, 2005 7:13 pm
... Astoundingly accurate assessment, Craig. Congratulations! OTOH, I remain unconvinced on the matter of the underwater eating by sea otters, they really...
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" A. Lemak A.S....
alas_my_loves
Jun 2, 2005 10:05 pm
Marc, Do fetus's typically have amniotic fluid (very similar to sea water) in their: outer ear canal / middle ear canal / inner ear canal / oral cavity /...
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Marc Verhaegen
aquape
Jun 2, 2005 10:29 pm
... Since we were littoral until not so long ago IMO, it's logical that we see "AAT" in almost everything about Hs. ... No problem I think. ... Some comments: ...
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Daud Deden
alas_my_loves
Jun 2, 2005 10:58 pm
Marc, I gottago, What is physiological water? You meant, I assume, paranasal mucosa vs nasal mucosa, right? DD ... ...
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Marc Verhaegen
aquape
Jun 2, 2005 11:16 pm
... Is amniotic fluid is *very* similar to sea water? - In the external ear (canal): yes I'd think. - In the middle ear (behind eardrum, with malleus, incus &...
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Marc Verhaegen
aquape
Jun 2, 2005 11:20 pm
... 0.9 % NaCl. ... Yes. --Marc...
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" A. Lemak A.S....
alas_my_loves
Jun 2, 2005 11:34 pm
Please see [ ] below DD ... sea water) ... oral ... time ... is very similar (Perhaps in 1961 Merck Medical Manual but unsure)] ... no ... [I thought the...