Tag: Fossils and Human Evolution (series)

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
November 1, 2022

Categories
Arts
Cultural Anthropology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Technology
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, Australopithecines, burial, creativity, culture, Donald Johanson, footprints, fossil record, Fossils and Human Evolution (series), habilines, Homo erectus, Homo neanderthalensis, Homo sapiens, human origins, Nature (journal), Neanderthals, Oxford University Press, paintings, paleoanthropologists, paleontology, Siegrid Hartwig-Scherer, total energy expenditure, Washington University}

Human Origins: All in the Family

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November 1, 2022

Arts, Cultural Anthropology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology, Technology

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If a Neanderthal walked down the street, appropriately dressed, you probably wouldn’t notice. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
October 31, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, Allen Institute for Brain Science, Australopithecines, Australopithecus, brain size, Christof Koch, Ernst Mayr, Eurasia, evolution, fossil record, Fossils and Human Evolution (series), hominins, Homo erectus, Homo habilis, Homo sapiens, human origins, humans, Journal of Molecular Biology and Evolution, paleoanthropologists, Pleistocene, skulls, Southeast Asia}

The Big Bang Origin of Homo

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October 31, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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This unbridged gap between the ape-like australopithecines and the abruptly appearing human-like members of our genus challenges evolutionary accounts. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
October 27, 2022

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, Australopithecines, Australopithecus sediba, Bernard Wood, burial, Carol Ward, chronology, CNN, Daily Mail, Daniel Lieberman, fossil record, Fossils and Human Evolution (series), George Washington University, hominins, Homo erectus, Homo naledi, human origins, humans, Ian Tattersall, Mark Collard, morphology, mosaic, Sigrid Hartwig-Scherer, South Africa, University of Missouri}

The Human Fossil Record Lacks Intermediaries

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October 27, 2022

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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The news media might be heavily biased toward evolution, but at least it is predictable. 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, inner ear canals, Leslie Aiello, Lucy, lumpers, National Geographic, paleontology, splitters, teeth}

Australopithecines and Retroactive Confessions of Ignorance

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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, Tim White, UC Berkeley, University of Tübingen}

The Standard Story of Human Evolution: A Critical Look

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October 25, 2022

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
October 24, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, apes, Charles Darwin, fossil record, Fossils and Human Evolution (series), gradualism, Harvard University, Henry Gee, hominids, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens, human evolution, human origins, humans, jaws, Nature (journal), Neanderthals, paleoanthropology, Richard Lewontin, Ronald Wetherington, skulls, Southern Methodist University, Stephen Jay Gould, Texas State Board of Education, textbooks}

Do Fossils Demonstrate Human Evolution? Let’s Consider the Technical Literature

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October 24, 2022

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Far from “a nice clean example” of “gradualistic evolutionary change” that has “no gaps,” the fossil record shows a dramatic discontinuity. Read More ›