tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854041651395467752.post3150716153399976909..comments2024-03-27T06:19:03.673-04:00Comments on The Prancing Papio: Hobbits Are Indeed A Separate Species, Said Researchers.Raymond Vagellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07201194971845020498noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854041651395467752.post-65227511734453561452013-07-12T22:12:04.221-04:002013-07-12T22:12:04.221-04:00People that claim that they are a mixture of Flore...People that claim that they are a mixture of Flores Hobbits and taller people are pictured at: http://www.cameronlaird.com/\<br />Galleries/News-Photos/\<br />Hobbits-in-Flores-Indonesiasomitcwnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854041651395467752.post-29421284515117654312009-11-23T18:26:31.265-05:002009-11-23T18:26:31.265-05:00If anything, this teaches us that fragmentary homi...If anything, this teaches us that fragmentary hominin fossils can spark more debate the circumspect research on well-known living species (please see PNAS recent publishing records).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854041651395467752.post-46332404280845558542009-11-23T12:49:24.397-05:002009-11-23T12:49:24.397-05:00Nah, you didn't. :)Nah, you didn't. :)Raymond Vagellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07201194971845020498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854041651395467752.post-17467050582567965592009-11-23T12:48:33.041-05:002009-11-23T12:48:33.041-05:00Of course not, sorry if I sounded like that!Of course not, sorry if I sounded like that!Zachary Cofranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10845549257961708506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854041651395467752.post-74674526579959052122009-11-23T00:51:53.620-05:002009-11-23T00:51:53.620-05:00Don't shoot the messenger! :DDon't shoot the messenger! :DRaymond Vagellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07201194971845020498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854041651395467752.post-19986226103873807472009-11-23T00:49:26.351-05:002009-11-23T00:49:26.351-05:00Hm, that's a good point, I'd forgotten abo...Hm, that's a good point, I'd forgotten about the first OOA event. Given the current fossil record, I'd be surprised at any hominins earlier than ~1.8 outside Africa. I trust the 1.7ish date for Dmanisi (which are variously 'habiline' and 'erectine'). The 1.8ish dates for the Javanese fossils, though, are much less secure. Then there are those mysterious teeth from Zachary Cofranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10845549257961708506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854041651395467752.post-77281156769774656812009-11-22T23:34:13.135-05:002009-11-22T23:34:13.135-05:00I think declaring Homo floresiensis as a new speci...I think declaring Homo floresiensis as a new species would have us re-examining both Out of Africa theory and the Multiregional hypothesis. <br /><br />Did H. floresiensis travel out of Africa before H. erectus? Did H. floresiensis evolved from an ancestor that did not lived in Africa, possibly disproving that Africa is the "cradle" of humanity?<br /><br />You're right Zacharoo. Raymond Vagellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07201194971845020498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854041651395467752.post-136381429579736972009-11-22T23:27:37.860-05:002009-11-22T23:27:37.860-05:00As weird and interesting as the fossils are, I don...As weird and interesting as the fossils are, I don't know that text books necessarily need to be rewritten. I don't think it is that earth-shattering that something could become isolated and diverge phenotypically, even if it is so closely related to humans. In any event, I'm not sold on either 'new species' or 'pathology,' not until we get more fossils. One thing Zachary Cofranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10845549257961708506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854041651395467752.post-11846639439585305722009-11-22T15:52:28.751-05:002009-11-22T15:52:28.751-05:00Thanks for the comment, Anonymous.
The debate wh...Thanks for the comment, Anonymous. <br /><br />The debate whether Homo floresiensis is distinct or not has been controversial since it's discovery in 2003. However, we just can't be too sure and ample research needs to be done and tested to prove it.<br /><br />If Homo floresiensis is a distinct species (which it is), there is a huge implication as we will have to re-write our text books Raymond Vagellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07201194971845020498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854041651395467752.post-14582381287786750172009-11-22T14:06:24.564-05:002009-11-22T14:06:24.564-05:00Off course it is distinct. Why would it take peopl...Off course it is distinct. Why would it take people this long to figure it outAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com