Re: Savanna nonsense

"Jim McGinn" <jimmcginn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > > > > > State one tropical terrestrial species (rain-
> > > > > > forest or otherwise) that routinely carries
> > > > > > significant levels of fat.
> > > > >
> > > > > Uh, there are none. This is my point. Hominids
> > > > > are not associated with tropical habitat.
> > > > > Hominids are associated with seasonal habitat,
> > > > > especially monsoon habitat.
> > > >
> > > > The tropics extend about 20 degrees north
> > > > and south of the Equator. Are you saying
> > > > that hominids evolved outside those
> > > > latitudes?
> > >
> > > Climate is only partly determined by latitude. East Africa is,
> > > obviously, not rainforest habitat. And has not been since the
> > > monsoonal winds of the Indian ocean began abruptly about 8 million
> > > years ago.
> >
> > So you have your own private definition
> > of 'tropical'. It would help communication
> > if you made that clear at the start. Please
> > set out your definition. Or does it change
> > every time you use the word?
>
> You're the idiot to make climatic assumptions based on location alone.

Ah! Clarity at last. Hominids evolved
in a non-tropical tropical habitat. (Or
is that a tropical non-tropical habitat?
Hmm . . tough.)

Btw, what EXACTLY happened 8 mya?
Why did those monsoonal winds begin
abruptly at that time?


Paul.


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