Tag: bipedalism

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
March 25, 2026

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Science Reporting
Tagged
, bipedalism, Casey Luskin, Come Let Us Reason Together, deception, error, evolutionary narrative, evolutionary scientists, fossil, fossil record, human ancestors, human origins, Lenny Esposito, media, paleoanthropology, researcher-to-specimen imbalance, researchers, Sahelanthropus tchadensis}

Luskin on Error Versus Deception in Human Origins Discussions

_{Andrew McDiarmid
March 25, 2026

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology, Science Reporting

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How do you separate the facts from the narrative? That can be challenging these days, and the realm of science is no exception. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
January 13, 2026

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, Africa, bipedalism, bones, Clément Zanolli, competition, Djurab (desert), femur, fossil record, fossils, France, Franck Guy, Guillaume Daver, human origins, Jean-Jacques Jaeger, Jerry Coyne, Journal of Human Evolution, Michael Brunet, Nature (journal), New York University, paleoanthropology, Politics, Roberto Macchiarelli, Sahelanthropus tchadensis, Science Advances, Scott Williams, skull, The Guardian, Toumaï, University of Poitiers, War and Peace, Washington Post, Why Evolution Is True}

“Competition and Politics” Complicate Debate Over Sahelanthropus tchadensis

_{Casey Luskin
January 13, 2026

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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It seemed like lots of people wanted to forget about the femur, because years went by and nothing was published about the bone. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
January 12, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, bipedalism, Chad, chimpanzees, common ancestor, Haaretz, hominins, human origins, John Hawks, Journal of Human Evolution, knuckle-walking, Le Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Leipzig, Marine Cazenave, Martin Pickford, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Michael Brunet, Milford H. Wolpoff, Nature (journal), New Scientist, New York University, paleoanthropologists, paleontology, Rhianna Drummond-Clarke, Roberto Macchiarelli, Sahelanthropus tchadensis, Science Advances, Scientific American, Scott Williams, Toumaï, trees, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Washington Post}

New Paper Fails to Settle Debate Over Bipedalism in Sahelanthropus tchadensis

_{Casey Luskin
January 12, 2026

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Many have called this fossil a human ancestor that lived at about 7 million years ago, around the time of our supposed most recent common ancestor with chimps. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
September 3, 2025

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, Australopithecus afarensis, bipedalism, Casey Luskin, co-option, flowering plants, fossil record, God of the gaps, Homo (genus), humans, ID the Future, intelligence, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, irreducibly complex systems, Jacob Vasquez, junk DNA, knuckle-walkers, mammals, naturalism, pelvis, scientific knowledge, type III secretion system}

Casey Luskin Answers Common Objections to Intelligent Design

_{Andrew McDiarmid
September 3, 2025

Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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Dr. Luskin highlights a “large unbridged gap” in the fossil record between ape-like species like Lucy and human-like species. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
October 26, 2022

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, Ardipithecus, Associated Press, Australopithecines, Australopithecus, Australopithecus anamensis, balance, Bernard Wood, bipedalism, fossil record, Fossils and Human Evolution (series), human evolution, human origins, humans, Lucy, National Geographic, paleontology, teeth}

Australopithecines and Retroactive Confessions of Ignorance

_{Casey Luskin
October 26, 2022

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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If a few teeth of intermediate size and shape make “the most complete chain of human evolution,” then the evidence for human evolution must be quite modest. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
October 25, 2022

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, Ardipithecus ramidus, Bernard Wood, bipedalism, fossil record, Fossils and Human Evolution (series), hominins, human origins, Kenya, Nature (journal), New York Times, paleoanthropologists, pelvis, Rosetta Stone, Sahelanthropus tchadensis, Science (journal), Smithsonian Institution, textbooks, UC Berkeley, University of Tübingen}

The Standard Story of Human Evolution: A Critical Look

_{Casey Luskin
October 25, 2022

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

11}

Whatever Ardi was, everyone agrees the fossils was initially badly crushed and needed extensive reconstruction. Read More ›

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Date
June 9, 2022

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Chemistry
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, bipedalism, Discovery Institute Press, Eric Anderson, ID the Future, intelligent design, Michael Denton, podcast, respiration}

The Miracle of Man: Extraordinary “Coincidences” All the Way Down

_{Science & Culture
June 9, 2022

Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Technology

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The fine tuning, what Denton calls anthropic prior fitness, would seem to require foresight and planning on literally a cosmic scale. Read More ›

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Date
May 12, 2022

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, bipedalism, carbon, earth, Henry F. (Fritz) Schaefer, ID the Future, intelligent design, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, podcast, prior fitness, sun, The Miracle of Man, transition metals, University of Georgia, water}

Miracle of Man: Denton’s Prior Fitness Argument

_{Science & Culture
May 12, 2022

Biology, Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Technology

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One or two examples are interesting. But where the argument gains dramatic force is in the accumulation of many examples. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
December 29, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, American Museum of Natural History, Australopithecus afarensis, bipedalism, chimpanzees, Darwin critics, Darwinists, fossil record, Günter Bechly, hominins, homoplasy, human origins, humans, ID the Future, knuckle-walking, last common ancestor, Miocene apes, rewriting, Sahelanthropus, Science (journal)}

#4 Story of 2021: Human Origins Research Is a Big Mess

_{Günter Bechly
December 29, 2021

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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Considering the number of fossils attributed to the human lineage, an absence of such fossils for the great African ape lineages raises an obvious suspicion. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
May 10, 2021

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, American Museum of Natural History, Australopithecus afarensis, bipedalism, chimpanzees, Darwin critics, Darwinists, fossil record, Günter Bechly, hominins, homoplasy, human origins, humans, ID the Future, knuckle-walking, last common ancestor, Miocene apes, rewriting, Sahelanthropus, Science (journal)}

Scientists Conclude: Human Origins Research Is a Big Mess

_{Günter Bechly
May 10, 2021

Human Origins and Anthropology

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Considering the number of fossils attributed to the human lineage, an absence of such fossils for the great African ape lineages raises an obvious suspicion. Read More ›