Comments on: Hobbit News Old News http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/hobbits-old/ for Bigfoot, Loch Ness, and More Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:38:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: sschaper http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/hobbits-old/#comment-12702 sschaper Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:05:12 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/hobbits-old/#comment-12702 'Species' is the most flexible term of all in biology, it seems. It can be whatever it is wanted to be. Until they are gene sequenced and we have a good idea of whether inter-breededing was genetically possible, we have no idea if the floresians were a different species or not. This also seems like yet another assertion in the ideological war between the teams. Nothing new in paleoanthropology. ‘Species’ is the most flexible term of all in biology, it seems. It can be whatever it is wanted to be.

Until they are gene sequenced and we have a good idea of whether inter-breededing was genetically possible, we have no idea if the floresians were a different species or not.

This also seems like yet another assertion in the ideological war between the teams. Nothing new in paleoanthropology.

]]> By: mystery_man http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/hobbits-old/#comment-12701 mystery_man Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:05:57 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/hobbits-old/#comment-12701 Fantastic update here. I was pleased to read the news on the research done to confirm Homo floresiensis as a distinct species. Very exciting stuff. Fantastic update here. I was pleased to read the news on the research done to confirm Homo floresiensis as a distinct species. Very exciting stuff.

]]> By: Ceroill http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/hobbits-old/#comment-12700 Ceroill Tue, 30 Jan 2007 18:41:26 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/hobbits-old/#comment-12700 Excellent update, Loren. Much more informative than the stuff from the general newsfeeds. Thanks. Excellent update, Loren. Much more informative than the stuff from the general newsfeeds. Thanks.

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