I saw that discovery on rww last week: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/scientist_uses_google_earth_to_find_ancient_ancest.php
Very cool that he used google earth/google maps to find 200 new caves, one of which held this find. Also, it was his 9 year old son who found the first bones, another neat part of the story. On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 1:33 PM, Ian Skinner <[email protected]> wrote: > 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:315621 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
