Tag: Homo

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 22, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, anthropology, Aosis, Australopithecines, Australopithecus, autosomes, body plan, body size, bottleneck, brain size, cladogenesis, faces, fossil record, Grok, hominids, Homo, Homo erectus, Homo ergaster, Homo sapiens, human origins, John Hawks, Journal of Molecular Biology and Evolution, Molecular Biology and Evolution, mtDNA, nuchal areas, nuclear DNA, paleoanthropology, population, population size, Religions (journal), Science and Faith in Dialogue, sex chromosomes, skeleton, speciation, Stephen Barr, University of Wisconsin–Madison}

Not Out of Context: Comments on Hawks et al. (2000)

_{Casey Luskin
May 22, 2026

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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The lead author is John Hawks, a professor of anthropology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, who has a popular blog on paleoanthropology. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
June 30, 2023

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, Australopithecus, brain, Ethiopia, face, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, Homo, Homo habilis, human origins, mandible, paleoanthropology, paleontology, phylogenetic analysis, University of Tübingen}

Fossil Friday: Homo rudolfensis, Another Contentious Homo

_{Günter Bechly
June 30, 2023

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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Considering the checkered history of grandiose claims and controversies in paleoanthropology, some caution may be wise. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
April 29, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Zoology
Tagged
, animal phyla, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, evolution, experiment, fossil record, Homo, hypothesis, information, intelligent agents, intelligent design, observation, The Positive Case for Intelligent Design (series)}

The Positive Case for Intelligent Design in Paleontology

_{Casey Luskin
April 29, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Paleontology, Zoology

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The dominant pattern in the fossil record is explosions of new biological forms. The Cambrian explosion is a prime example. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
January 19, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, Australopithecus, Chromosomal Fusion, common ancestry, creationism, Eugenie Scott, evolution, evolutionary biology, genetic drift, hominids, Homo, human origins, intelligent design, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), natural selection, Niles Eldredge, pseudogenes, punctuated equilibrium, Science and Human Origins, Stephen Jay Gould}

Eugenie Scott Gets Intelligent Design Backwards

_{Casey Luskin
January 19, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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This punctuated, even saltational increase in hominid skull sizes over time continues to be recognized in the literature. Read More ›

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Date
February 22, 2018

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __cedited, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, Africa, Ann Gauger, Australopithecines, cave art, Colin Reeves, Denisovans, Dennis Venema, DNA, Europe, Homo, Homo sapiens, human origins, modern humans, Neanderthals, Ola Hössjer, Reviewing Adam and the Genome, Spain, theistic evolution, Wall Street Journal}

Adam and the Genome and Neanderthal Cave Art

_{Science & Culture
February 22, 2018

Human Origins and Anthropology

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As if on cue, science news today reports a remarkable discovery from Spain. Read More ›

Ardipithecus ramidus is a species of australopithecine from the Afar region of Early Pliocene Ethiopia 4.4 million years ago

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Date
February 21, 2018

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __cedited, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, Ardi, Ardipithecus, Australopithecus, Casey Luskin, Darwinian evolution, Dennis Venema, Ernst Mayr, fossils, hominid, hominins, Homo, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens, human origins, Reviewing Adam and the Genome, saltation, Science and Human Origins, theistic evolution}

Adam and the Genome and Hominid Fossils

_{Science & Culture
February 21, 2018

Human Origins and Anthropology

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Despite Dennis Venema’s statements to the contrary, there is no clear-cut lineage of fossils leading from ape-like hominids to modern humans. Read More ›