Here are two of my (relevant here) posts in a current thread over in the Paleoanthropology (distinct from Paleoanthro) group ... <dgplexus1@...> wrote: An idea...
P.S., this genetic crossing of large boundaries could explain such seemingly anomalous combinations of features as seen in the Duck Billed Platypus, and other...
... Speaking of that area of the world... My understanding from reading a National Geographic article in the 80s just after my aunt and uncle left for Papua...
Anthony, Good points! The idea of diseases being transmitted in the absence of face-to-face contact is particularly interesting, to me. Dan ... is ... 80s ......
Forwarded with permission of the author. Thanks, Richard! Dan ... <dgplexus1@> ... package, ... birds ... Thanks, Dan, for slightly demystifying this subject...
... <dgplexus1@...> wrote: Hi Richard, ... You're welcome! ... the ... the ... crones ... I know how you feel. I suppose it's mainly a matter of becoming ...
Reading more about the Duck Billed Platypus, it seems parsimonious to suspect their primary ancestor was an otter-like mammal, and that it virally acquired DNA...
Another aspect of the platypii I should mention - their status of being the only known venomous mammal. (They have venomous spurs, which become active in the...
This may at first seem somewhat off-topic, but H floresiensis is, of course, a physical phenomenon, just as we are. For example, genetics is one among many...
Here's something I posted today in the Paleoanthro group. (Material written by others not forwarded.) Another post to follow. Dan ... Hi Dave, Perhaps slings...
... wrote: Dave, Thinking of the Liang Bua specimens (LB1, et al,) I wonder what traces of non-skeletal remains may be preserved at that site. I recall ...
This quote, from the article below, appears to thoroughly explain the sour grapes: "On 14 April, surrounded by journalists, Mr Osmanagic began digging. With no...
... wrote: Another thought: If any such project encounters objects near the remains that would not easily be sliced through, such as hard rocks, perhaps some...
Note, there is some discussion of this article over at Paleoanthro. (Article posted here under the Fair Use provisions of international copyright law.) Dan Out...
Judging by these results, H floresiensis now looks (in my opinion) likely to have been H ergaster, with a few genetically revertant features (smaller stature,...
... wrote: Of course, other possibilities exist, aside from the ones I mentioned below. For instance, H floresiensis could represent a population of ...
... wrote: Hello Prof. Henneberg, Actually, I've been speculating on hybridization for some time, here and in my Flores Man group. I've even speculated that...
... wrote: Prof. Henneberg, My apology for not directly addressing the inter-generic hybridization issue. It's just that the issue doesn't seem to exist, in...
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article1173777 .ece Alternate link: http://tinyurl.com/zwtwa The monster detectives: on the trail of...
http://www.nature.com/news/2006/060710/full/060710-11.html News Published online: 13 July 2006; | doi:10.1038/news060710-11 Evolution caught in the act Smaller...
Sorry, I left out the reference: References 1. Grant P. R., et al. Science, 313. 224 - 226 (2006). ...and the link to their newsblog (comments on the...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060714/sc_afp/swedenspainscience_060714 171218 400,000-year-old DNA found in bear tooth 2 hours, 57 minutes ago STOCKHOLM (AFP) -...
It looks like an extra period somehow made its way into the link. Here is the correct link: http://javimoya.com/blog/pics/200607/bolivia.htm Sorry about that! ...
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