Denisovan Type post Author Casey Luskin Date December 12, 2024 CategoriesEvolutionHuman Origins and Anthropology Tagged , amino acids, ancestors, chimpanzees, Denisovans, DNA, human origins, humans, Live Science, lumpers, Neanderthals, splitters Reader Asks: What Is Denisovan DNA? Casey Luskin December 12, 2024 Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology 6 The “Denisovans” are kind of a fictional group from which we only have a few fragmented bone specimens. Read More ›
Australopithecus afarensis Type post Author Casey Luskin Date October 26, 2022 CategoriesHuman Origins and AnthropologyPaleontology 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 Casey Luskin October 26, 2022 Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology 9 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 ›