Re: Importance of Flores Overstated?
From: DCI (dci_at_cheetah.mess)
Date: 11/02/04
- Next message: Marc Verhaegen: "Re: moore blabla (Re: Scientists Find Prehistoric Dwarf Skeleton"
- Previous message: J Moore: "Re: Predation On Chimps"
- In reply to: Prof Marvel: "Importance of Flores Overstated?"
- Next in thread: Robert Phillips: "Re: Importance of Flores Overstated?"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ]
Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2004 11:19:19 -0800
On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 16:55:01 GMT, Prof Marvel
<garee_remove_@cinci.rr.com> wrote:
>At best H.flores is a cousin of H.erectus -- a branch, unlike ours, that
>dead-ended. Fine. But doesn't that limit the importance of the
>discovery? Isn't it sort of like finding an engine for a Chevy when you
>need one for a vintage BMW?
>
>prof marvel
It might also lead one to ask if there is a Chevy chassis around that
hasn't been accounted for.
DCI
- Next message: Marc Verhaegen: "Re: moore blabla (Re: Scientists Find Prehistoric Dwarf Skeleton"
- Previous message: J Moore: "Re: Predation On Chimps"
- In reply to: Prof Marvel: "Importance of Flores Overstated?"
- Next in thread: Robert Phillips: "Re: Importance of Flores Overstated?"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ]
Relevant Pages
|