Re: paleonet fossils and molecular data

["John V Jackson" <jjackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: bivalve <bivalve@mail.davidson.alumlink.com>
To: paleonet@nhm.ac.uk <paleonet@nhm.ac.uk>
Date: Monday, September 09, 2002 06:22 PM
Subject: Re: paleonet fossils and molecular data


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>The Homo-chimp split has been placed as recent as 3-4 mya
>in molecular studies.  I am not sure how or if they were calibrated.

Check out Gribbin & Cherfas "The First Chimpanzee.  In Search of Human
Origins" Penguin 2001

It explains the absence of chimp and gorilla fossils, and lots more besides.

You will find that subject is yet another example of palaeontologists
resisting science in order to protect their own interests.


John V Jackson

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hall/2099/index.html