RE: paleonet Hominids vs. Hominoideans

["Judith Harris" <harrisj@xxxxxxx>]

When paleoanthropologists use "hominid", they are supposed to mean
"hominid". If one uses "hominoid" one is supposed to mean that the fossil
could be either pongid or hominid. Now some to assign a fossil to the
Hominidae so that it will look important but this is not a particularly
popular method today. At least this is what I think about the whole thing.

Judith Harris
Professor Emerita
University of Colorado Museum

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Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 12:30 AM
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Subject: paleonet Hominids vs. Hominoideans


Could someone please explain to me the reason why paleo-anthropologists
never use the super-families when referring to Human ancestors?  C.F.

Oldest Hominid Fossils in Southern Africa Found
http://us.news2.yimg.com/f/42/31/7m/dailynews.yahoo.
com/h/nm/20010913/sc/science_safrica_apeman_dc_1.html


thank you in advance
pam wisniewski
chani-chan@home.com