On 4/12/2010 10:21 AM, Eric Roberts wrote: > Actually Orangutans are closer... > > In that line of thought you are skipping a whole slew of scorpids, and other > aquatic critters, proto-reptiles, reptiles, mammal like reptiles that > eventually evolved into mammals that eventually developed into > proto-primates that eventually evolved into the ancestors of our pre-human > ancestors, to include the common ancestors that we chare with apes and > monkeys....which is also a brief overview. It's not from the protoplasmic > pool right to primates. > > Eric >
On that note, I read this a few days ago. *African fossils may fit gap between apes, humans* http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100408/D9EV5BQG3.html Apr 8, 5:17 PM (ET) By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID WASHINGTON (AP) - Two skeletons nearly 2 million years old and unearthed in South Africa are part of a previously unknown species that scientists say fits the transition from ancient apes to modern humans. ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:315614 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
