Homo rudolfensis Type post Author Günter Bechly Date June 30, 2023 CategoriesHuman Origins and AnthropologyPaleontology Tagged , Afar region, Australopithecus, brain, Ethiopia, face, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, Homo, Homo habilis, Homo rudolfensis, human origins, Koobi Fora, Ledi-Geraru, mandible, paleoanthropology, paleontology, phylogenetic analysis, Richard Leakey, University of Tübingen Fossil Friday: Homo rudolfensis, Another Contentious Homo Günter Bechly June 30, 2023 Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology 8 Considering the checkered history of grandiose claims and controversies in paleoanthropology, some caution may be wise. Read More ›
trilobites Type post Author Casey Luskin Date April 29, 2022 CategoriesBiologyIntelligent DesignPaleontologyZoology 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 5 The dominant pattern in the fossil record is explosions of new biological forms. The Cambrian explosion is a prime example. Read More ›
homo erectus Type post Author Casey Luskin Date January 19, 2022 CategoriesBiologyEvolutionHuman Origins and AnthropologyPaleontology 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, Richard Leakey, 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 8 This punctuated, even saltational increase in hominid skull sizes over time continues to be recognized in the literature. Read More ›
cave-art Type post Date February 22, 2018 CategoriesHuman Origins and Anthropology Tagged , __k-review, 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, Leslie Aiello, modern humans, Neanderthals, Ola Hössjer, Reviewing Adam and the Genome, Siegrid Hartwig-Scherer, Spain, theistic evolution, Wall Street Journal Adam and the Genome and Neanderthal Cave Art Science and Culture February 22, 2018 Human Origins and Anthropology 4 As if on cue, science news today reports a remarkable discovery from Spain. Read More ›
ardipithecus-ramidus-is-a-species-of-australopithecine-from-779414153-stockpack-adobe_stock Type post Date February 21, 2018 CategoriesHuman Origins and Anthropology Tagged , __k-review, 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 rudolfensis, Homo sapiens, human origins, Reviewing Adam and the Genome, saltation, Science and Human Origins, theistic evolution Adam and the Genome and Hominid Fossils Science and Culture February 21, 2018 Human Origins and Anthropology 5 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 ›
