Ardi:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/10/091001-oldest-human-skeleton-ardi-missing-link-chimps-ardipithecus-ramidus.html
The Ardipithecus ramidus fossils were discovered in Ethiopia's harsh Afar desert at a site called Aramis in the Middle Awash region, just 46 miles (74 kilometers) from where Lucy's species, Australopithecus afarensis, was found in 1974.
Radiometric dating of two layers of volcanic ash that tightly sandwiched the fossil deposits revealed that Ardi lived 4.4 million years ago.
(note the mention of two layers of volcanic ash!)
Than later in a different paragraph:
After Ardi died, her remains apparently were trampled down into mud by hippos and other passing herbivores. Millions of years later, erosion brought the badly crushed and distorted bones back to the surface.
(note: trampled down into mud by hippos?)
-Sounds more in favor of historical/religious mention of humans turned into pigs and monkeys by God!
Why evolution is unable to bridge the gap among primates and humans (difference: 1.5% of genes – chimps have 98.5% genes identical to humans).
Posted 2 years ago on 02 Oct 2009 11:25
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