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16th May 2009, 06:22 PM
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Or at least something like them. Yet another piece of the puzzle is found.
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16th May 2009, 06:25 PM
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"The fossil, of a young female that probably resembled a modern-day lemur, is described as "the most complete primate fossil ever found."
ABC can't even take a photo of the bones? |
16th May 2009, 06:31 PM
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apparently it will be unveiled in new york on the 19th. I don't think they're releasing the photographs until then. |
16th May 2009, 07:11 PM
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16th May 2009, 07:46 PM
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One per generation I presume.
Edit: did the math. Assuming 15 years per generation and 47 million years, approximately 3 million missing links.  |
16th May 2009, 07:48 PM
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Wouldn't that cause a 404 error in evolution?
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16th May 2009, 11:18 PM
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Reps: 228,193,399,886,833,536 (power: 228,193,399,886,840) | | Originally Posted by AV1611VET Wouldn't that cause a 404 error in evolution?
not at all... we don't need every single specimen to get a good idea of what happened, but every specimen we do have certainly helps.
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17th May 2009, 01:54 AM
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Looking forward to seeing the actual fossil, which sounds interesting indeed, but is not likely to rock any boats too hard. |
17th May 2009, 03:18 AM
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Reps: 2,303,137,087,325,443 (power: 2,303,137,087,330) | | Originally Posted by gaara4158 not at all... we don't need every single specimen to get a good idea of what happened, but every specimen we do have certainly helps.
And more specimens keep popping up all that time that help close the missing gap.
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17th May 2009, 03:44 AM
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Reps: 56,734,881,133,185,528 (power: 56,734,881,133,195) | | Originally Posted by Avatar One per generation I presume.
Edit: did the math. Assuming 15 years per generation and 47 million years, approximately 3 million missing links.
bingo. your right. It would be one per a generation, as each generation changes slightly from the next. scientists has fond enough fossils to conclude that we share common ancestry with other life forms. | | |
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