A Missing Link Found!

Great Stuff, thanks!

Why perpetuate the false notion of missing link?!!? Why title your post like this? It is insanely misleading, sensationalized, and, in my opinion, irresponsible from a blogging scientist. Sorry ... my two cents.

p.s. read Laelaps 'Poor, poor Ida...' post from today and discussion thread.

I agree with BrianR, there is simply not enough evidence to claim that this species is directly related to humans. In fact, that looks like the least likely possibility.

It is certainly a fascinating specimen and incredible find, but "missing link"? Dubious.

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Yeah itâs interesting, but the article approaches the level of hyper-ventilating.

However, Iâm sure HA resident evolution âexpertsâ will be happy to share with us how this find is a joke, evolution is a hoax, etc, etc. As soon as I saw the article on Drudge I knew itâd be a good traffic day for HA.

Why the problem? it says it's only -A- missing link, not -THE- missing link: certainly, this is evidence for the first animals with opposable thumbs, I think it's certainly -A- missing link, and I don't think it's irresponsible to call it like that.

I'm not a creationist or religious at all, I guess I need to preface that as it seems to be how my comments were taken. I am, in fact, an undergraduate student of biology.

However, I will quote a relevant recent Laelaps article regarding this issue:

The bottom line is that the hypothesis that Darwinius is closer to anthropoids than tarsiers or omomyids does not have strong support. Even though the authors of the paper constructed a very simple cladogram they did not undertake a full, rigorous cladistic analysis to support their claims. I am baffled as to how they could stress the significance of this fossil without undertaking the requisite research to support their hypothesis.

He goes on to say:

The grand claims about it being our ancestor, though, can not be upheld as true. The researchers simply did not do the work to support their case, and even if their language was more reserved in the technical paper they have gone hand-in-hand with the History Channel to create an aura of sensationalism around the fossil.

Simply put, this species is most likely not a direct ancestor to humanity, more of a "cousin" (at least in the sense that humans and other great apes share a common ancestor with it), but calling it a "missing link" implies that it is.

you know just like every other "missing links" the scientist discover this one will turn out to be another fraud just like all the other "missing links", and also you ignorant scientists think that you have proven evolution by finding another specimen that was wiped out from Noahs flood 4000 years ago. Just because you find the remains of an animal doesn't prove evolution, the only way to prove evolution is to eye witness it first hand, which is impossible to even to do that because evolution has been proven wrong so many times it's not even funny anymore. For example, lets take horse evolution, you scientists have known this for over 200 years that it was proven wrong, but still yet you are still putting this proven-wrong things into the youths minds, scientists know the theory of evolution,(as if they treat it as if it were not a theory anymore) has been proven wrong, but they still put it in the text books these days, what scientists aren't telling you is that they have evidence(proof) that evolution is false, but still they continue to be ignorant and place it in peoples gulable little minds.

Well, you think that is a story? How about this...Mr Christian himself, answering to a greater father has had a little twist-about on that issue. Are you kidding me? Bush was elected TWICE because of the Christian right. He totally snubbed Al Gore on the global warming, in essence snubbing science itself. Now he has moved the Bible from his desk to his bookshelf next to the Dan Brown books? Quite a backslider:

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Ethan, as usual, great post.

Everything that lives dies, but most dead things are recycled, not fossilized. We have to get lucky to find fossils, and we have to get luckier the farther back we go. And we get stopped about 600 million years ago (give or take) by the lifetime of sedimentary rock, which turns into metamorphic rock (and loses its fossils) on timescales longer than that. We know that the dinosaurs went extinct 65 million years ago, and that mammals rose after that. But how did humans come from that?Library App

The opposable digits are on her feet instead of her hands. They look kind of strange, too long in my opinion, but these graspers are different than, say, cat claws. They are much more like modern opposable thumbs found on extant dry-nosed primates. She also had fingernails, ape-like teeth, and a body built for tree-dwelling. This looks like a good candidate for ancestry. Online Job Search

I agree with BrianR, there is simply not enough evidence to claim that this species is directly related to humans. In fact, that looks like the least likely possibility.

I agree with BrianR, there is simply not enough evidence to claim that this species is directly related to humans. In fact, that looks like the least likely possibility.

They look kind of strange, too long in my opinion, but these graspers are different than, say, cat claws. They are much more like modern opposable thumbs found on extant dry-nosed primates. She also had fingernails, ape-like teeth, and a body built for tree-dwelling.Regards, Thanks....!!!!

âm sure HA resident evolution âexpertsâ will be happy to share with us how this find is a joke, evolution is a hoax, etc, etc. As soon as I saw the article on Drudge. Regards, ThANKS.............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why the problem? it says it's only -A- missing link, not -THE- missing link: certainly, this is evidence for the first animals with opposable thumbs, I think it's certainly -A- missing link, and I don't think it's irresponsible to call it like that.
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Everything that lives dies, but most dead things are recycled, not fossilized. We have to get lucky to find fossils, and we have to get luckier the farther back we go. And we get stopped about 600 million years ago (give or take) by the lifetime of sedimentary rock, which turns into metamorphic rock (and loses its fossils) on timescales longer than that.Thanks............!!!!!!!!!!!

more of a "cousin" (at least in the sense that humans and other great apes share a common ancestor with it), but calling it a "missing link" implies that it is.

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The grand claims about it being our ancestor, though, can not be upheld as true. The researchers simply did not do the work to support their case, and even if their language was more reserved in the technical paper they have gone hand-in-hand with the History Channel to create an aura of sensationalism around the fossil.

He totally snubbed Al Gore on the global warming, in essence snubbing science itself. Now he has moved the Bible from his desk to his bookshelf next to the Dan Brown books? Quite a backslider:
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Why the problem? it says it's only -A- missing link, not -THE- missing link: certainly, this is evidence for the first animals with opposable thumbs, I think it's certainly -A- missing link, and I don't think it's irresponsible to call it like that.Thanks

Simply put, this species is most likely not a direct ancestor to humanity, more of a "cousin" (at least in the sense that humans and other great apes share a common ancestor with it), but calling it a "missing link" implies that it is.Thanks

There are a lot of missing links to a lot of junk science these days. I can see how we may have evolved from something else but proving it has been a hard sell for me so far.
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but most dead things are recycled, not fossilized. We have to get lucky to find fossils, and we have to get luckier the farther back we go. And we get stopped about 600 million years ago (give or take) by the lifetime of sedimentary rock, which turns into metamorphic rock (and loses its fossils) on timescales longer than that. We know that the dinosaurs went extinct 65 million years ago, and that mammals rose after that.regards, thankx.!

Why perpetuate the false notion of missing link?!!? Why title your post like this? It is insanely misleading, sensationalized, and, in my opinion, irresponsible from a blogging scientist. Sorry ... my two cents.
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Why the problem? it says it's only -A- missing link, not -THE- missing link: certainly, this is evidence for the first animals with opposable thumbs, I think it's certainly -A- missing link, and I don't think it's irresponsible to call it like that.Thanks

Simply put, this species is most likely not a direct ancestor to humanity, more of a "cousin" (at least in the sense that humans and other great apes share a common ancestor with it), but calling it a "missing link" implies that it is.Thanks...!!!

ago, and that mammals rose after that.regards, thankx.!
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We have to get lucky to find fossils, and we have to get luckier the farther back we go. And we get stopped about 600 million years ago (give or take) by the lifetime of sedimentary rock, which turns into metamorphic rock (and loses its fossils) on timescales longer than that. We know that the dinosaurs went extinct 65 million years ago, and that mammals rose after that.regards, thankx.!

We have to get lucky to find fossils, and we have to get luckier the farther back we go. And we get stopped about 600 million years ago (give or take) by the lifetime of sedimentary rock, which turns into metamorphic rock (and loses its fossils) on timescales longer than that.Thanks..!!

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I like the photo of Brendan Frasier. Missing Link was a funny movie from his early career, before he went big time with the "Mummy" franchise. Good stuff.

We have to get lucky to find fossils, and we have to get luckier the farther back we go. And we get stopped about 600 million years ago (give or take) by the lifetime of sedimentary rock, which turns into metamorphic rock (and loses its fossils) on timescales longer than that. We know that the dinosaurs went extinct 65 million years ago, and that mammals rose after that.regards

We have to get lucky to find fossils, and we have to get luckier the farther back we go. And we get stopped about 600 million years ago (give or take) by the lifetime of sedimentary rock,

They look kind of strange, too long in my opinion, but these graspers are different than, say, cat claws. They are much more like modern opposable thumbs found on extant dry-nosed primates. She also had fingernails, ape-like teeth, and a body built for tree-dwelling.Cheers
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likely not a direct ancestor to humanity, more of a "cousin" (at least in the sense that humans and other great apes share a common ancestor with it), but calling regards..

Everything that lives dies, but most dead things are recycled, not fossilized. We have to get lucky to find fossils, and we have to get luckier the farther back we go. And we get stopped about 600 million years ago (give or take) by the lifetime of sedimentary rock, which turns into metamorphic rock (and loses its fossils) on timescales longer than that. We know that the dinosaurs went extinct 65 million years ago, and that mammals rose after that. But how did humans come from that

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we have to get luckier the farther back we go. And we get stopped about 600 million years ago (give or take) by the lifetime of sedimentary rock, which turns into metamorphic rock (and loses its fossils) on timescales longer than that. We know regards

we get stopped about 600 million years ago (give or take) by the lifetime of sedimentary rock, which turns into metamorphic rock (and loses its fossils) on timescales longer than that.Thanks

hese graspers are different than, say, cat claws. They are much more like modern opposable thumbs found on extant dry-nosed primates. She also had fingernails, ape-like teeth, and a body built for tree-dwelling.Cheers. Thanks

And we get stopped about 600 million years ago (give or take) by the lifetime of sedimentary rock, which turns into metamorphic rock (and loses its fossils) on timescales longer than that. We know that the dinosaurs went extinct 65 million years ago, and that mammals rose after that
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what a great line...
Everything that lives dies, but most dead things are recycled, not fossilized. We have to get lucky to find fossils, and we have to get luckier the farther back we go.

you right but i loved this line...
One of the greatest challenges in all of evolutionary science is to figure out which species evolved into which over time.

We have to get lucky to find fossils, and we have to get luckier the farther back we go. And we get stopped about 600 million years ago (give or take) by the lifetime of sedimentary rock, which turns into metamorphic rock (and loses its fossils) on timescales longer than that. We know that the dinosaurs went extinct 65 million years ago, and that mammals rose after that.Cheers

Why perpetuate the false notion of missing link?!!? Why title your post like this? It is insanely misleading, sensationalized, and, in my opinion, irresponsible from a blogging scientist. Sorry ... my two cents. regards

We have to get lucky to find fossils, and we have to get luckier the farther back we go. And we get stopped about 600 million years ago (give or take) by the lifetime of sedimentary rock, which turns into metamorphic rock (and loses its fossils) on timescales longer than that. We know that the dinosaurs went extinct 65 million years ago, and that mammals rose after that.regards

They look kind of strange, too long in my opinion, but these graspers are different than, say, cat claws. They are much more like modern opposable thumbs found on extant dry-nosed primates. She also had fingernails, ape-like teeth, and a body built for tree-dwelling.Cheers regards

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That is kind of amazing, I had no idea about this!

They look kind of strange, too long in my opinion, but these graspers are different than, say, cat claws. They are much more like modern opposable thumbs found on extant dry-nosed primates. She also had fingernails, ape-like teeth, and a body built for tree-dwelling.Cheers regards

That's interesting, haven't seen this theroy before. Quite a huge leap in the brainsize there, thank god for that! :)
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Why the problem? it says it's only -A- missing link, not -THE- missing link: certainly, this is evidence for the first animals with opposable thumbs, I think it's certainly -A- missing link, and I don't think it's irresponsible to call it like that. regards

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The opposable digits are on her feet instead of her hands. They look kind of strange, too long in my opinion, but these graspers are different than, say, cat claws. They are much more like modern opposable thumbs found on extant dry-nosed primates. She also had fingernails, ape-like teeth, and a body built for tree-dwelling. This looks like a good candidate for ancestry.

There is currently some useful information that regarding to health problem around this subject on the net and some are most definitely better than others. You have caught the detail here just right. Thanks

The researchers simply did not do the work to support their case, and even if their language was more reserved in the technical paper they have gone hand-in-hand.

They look kind of strange, too long in my opinion, but these graspers are different than, say, cat claws. They are much more like modern opposable thumbs found on extant dry-nosed primates. She also had fingernails, ape-like teeth, and a body built for tree-dwelling.

Our biology or the history of evolution is so fascinating. You can observe how nature drives for excellence. Transforming one creature into its simpler version, more adjusted into very different environmental circumstances.
Observe yourself- the way your behavior changes when you change the place you live in, the people that surround you.
It is your own evolution on small scale.
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They are much more like modern opposable thumbs found on extant dry-nosed primates. She also had fingernails, ape-like teeth, and a body built for tree-dwelling thanks

Transforming one creature into its simpler version, more adjusted into very different environmental circumstances.
Observe yourself- the way your behavior changes when you change the place you live in, the people that surround you.

You can observe how nature drives for excellence. Transforming one creature into its simpler version, more adjusted into very different environmental circumstances.

Yeah itâs interesting, but the article approaches the level of hyper-ventilating.

However, Iâm sure HA resident evolution âexpertsâ will be happy to share with us how this find is a joke, evolution is a hoax, etc, etc. As soon as I saw the article on Drudge I knew itâd be a good traffic day for HA.

The grand claims about it being our ancestor, though, can not be upheld as true. The researchers simply did not do the work to support their case, and even if their language was more reserved in the technical paper they have gone hand-in-hand with the History Channel to create an aura of sensationalism around the fossil.

I love all the creatures! Dogs, horses, monkey, penguins, whales...our world is so beautiful and wise!
When you think about the logic of evolution, it brings so much light into our own way toward perfection- beautiful minds!

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they're on her feet instead of her hands, but these graspers are different than, say, cat claws. They are much more like modern opposable thumbs found on extant dry-nosed primates. She also had fingernails, ape-like teeth, and a body built for tree-dwelling.

If we take a closer look, humans are great apes; we split off from them fairly recently. (And yes, there are missing links there.) Apes are primates, like dry-nosed monkeys and wet-nosed monkeys thanks

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hey:)
I like this blog, where you do not try to be a science superhero, discover the new starts ...but you do something else- which is exceptional- you make people love science through smiling. This is an exceptional lesson.
I can say- you have got the knowledge, but you still can stay detached. a lot of respect. would be great to become friends!
All the best.
and thank you for the link

hey:)
I like this blog, where you do not try to be a science superhero, discover the new starts ...but you do something else- which is exceptional- you make people love science through smiling. This is an exceptional lesson.
I can say- you have got the knowledge, but you still can stay detached. a lot of respect. would be great to become friends!
All the best.
and thank you for the link

I think that it would make the experience more lattice-like for students because it would make it easier for them to monitor each other's postings.

That's interesting, haven't seen this theroy before. Quite a huge leap in the brainsize there, thank god for that!

However, Iâm sure HA resident evolution âexpertsâ will be happy to share with us how this find is a joke, evolution is a hoax, etc, etc. As soon as I saw the article on Drudge I knew itâd be a good traffic day for HA.

There are a lot of missing links to a lot of junk science these days. I can see how we may have evolved from something else but proving it has been a hard sell for me so far.

I agree with BrianR, there is simply not enough evidence to claim that this species is directly related to humans. In fact, that looks like the least likely possibility.

It is very generous of you for taking the time to discuss this, I feel strongly about it and will love to learning more on this at future.

We're talking about a corporation taking away rights of citizens' choices...again via transparent extrapolation. And the "threat upon young smokers".

Our evolution has been remarkable. The turning point for evolution was when emotions can about.

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