Thursday, December 30, 2004
Scientist Thinks All Hominids Are All One Species
I am not equipped to say this guy is right or wrong. I have a suspicion that he is on to something, but he isn't right.
What he is on to is this: if the Elephant Man or a midget fossil was found some scientist who found it would say "this is a completely new species." A subgroup of one species could have a larger skull, etc.
As someone said, if one bone changes everything you know, you didn't know much to begin with.
I am not equipped to say this guy is right or wrong. I have a suspicion that he is on to something, but he isn't right.
What he is on to is this: if the Elephant Man or a midget fossil was found some scientist who found it would say "this is a completely new species." A subgroup of one species could have a larger skull, etc.
As someone said, if one bone changes everything you know, you didn't know much to begin with.
