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New stone age tools website and blog

fred — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:01:56 GMT

Hi All, I'd like to tell you about my new Stone Age Tools Website which has recently been published at http://www.stoneagetools.co.uk and also about my new

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stenta09 — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:35:13 GMT

I apologize for the link. Click on the "ANIMALS" tab, hi-lited in yellow, and you should be directed to the article. Stenta

Primate Intergeneric Cross

stenta09 — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:57:14 GMT

This may be of interest: Stenta

Re: hobbit phylogeny

Jack Kilmon — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:41:03 GMT

Well, I had just finished reading John's analysis if the highly statistical cladistic analysis and as my eyes were glazing, your bit of humor rescued me. I

Re: hobbit phylogeny

Jack Kilmon — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:36:53 GMT

I am sure it was tongue in cheek. I just hope that if the excavators find a ring with "dwarfish" characters around it, they will let us know. Jack From: Anne

Re: hobbit phylogeny

John Grehan — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:58:27 GMT

Richard, But it was a nice attempt. Nevertheless one never knows what might turn up and so I had to take it seriously. John Grehan

Re: hobbit phylogeny

Richard Milton — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:54:54 GMT

Please forgive my attempts to enliven a dull Thursday with a little weak humour. I have now completely recovered my sense of seriousness. Richard ... From:

Re: hobbit phylogeny

Anne Gilbert — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:47:08 GMT

Leigh: I haven't seen any evidence for "hairy feet" on these "hobbits", either. Hardly surprising, since, at the moment, all we have is fossil bones of same.

Re: hobbit phylogeny

John Grehan — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:16:42 GMT

Good point and I appreciate that feedback. That they are cladistically correct for the other taxa I would agree, but you are right that the plesiomorphic state

Re: hobbit phylogeny

leigh van valen — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:12:52 GMT

Without my going over the characters, at least one statement here is incorrect. If only the 'hobbit' character state is in the outgroup, this indeed is

Re: hobbit phylogeny

John Grehan — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:48:13 GMT

Good point about the feet. I intend to go back to the feet descriptions and see what they show in detail with respect to 'Homo" (I have yet to identify and

Re: hobbit phylogeny

Richard Milton — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:48:06 GMT

May I add that there are two further troublesome features about claims for ancestral status of hobbits? The first is the uniquely (in my experience) circular

hobbit phylogeny

John Grehan — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:01:14 GMT

Those interested in phylogenetic evidence for hominid evolution may have seen the recent cladistic analysis of hobbit relationships in the Journal of Human

Re: Ancient Penguins show flaws in the molecular clock

newpapyrus — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:42:42 GMT

Ancient Penguins show flaws in the molecular clock

newpapyrus — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:36:10 GMT

Nov 10 2009, 1:21 PM ESTAncient penguin DNA raises doubts about accuracy of genetic dating