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Prior claim for "Hobbits" doesn't pan out

Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 9:33 am
by Canuckster1127
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 103718.htm

Darn! I was hoping we'd find Frodo or Bilbo!

Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 11:42 am
by bizzt
What would be interesting if we want back over Neanderthals, etc... and found what Eckhardt found
"LB1 is not a normal member of a new species, but an abnormal member of our own," says Eckhardt.

Neanderthals

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 7:31 am
by David Blacklock
Last common ancestor was ~300,000 yrs ago plus some. Other estimates go up to 800,000 yrs ago. I'll bet their NFL teams were formidable.

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 12:11 pm
by BGoodForGoodSake
bizzt wrote:What would be interesting if we want back over Neanderthals, etc... and found what Eckhardt found
"LB1 is not a normal member of a new species, but an abnormal member of our own," says Eckhardt.
Neanderthals are characterized by various anatomical features not found in modern man and some found in certain ethnic groups.

Neanderthals are classified as a sub-species or as a closely related species.

In classification, subspecies means a geolgraphically defined local population.

It is highly unlikely that a reanalysis of Neanderthal remains will lead to a different conclusion.