Category: Paleontology
Abstract Reasoning in Our Ancestors Earlier than Thought?
Researchers say, bone tools were being mass produced 1.5 million years ago in the in Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania.
Mammoth Bone Structure of 24,000 Years Ago Illuminates Stone Age
Science journalist Tibi Puiu notes, “It’s one of the most surreal ancient structures ever built — and it’s just one of over 70 found thus far.”
Science Writing Tries to Smash Human Exceptionalism
Stone tool use among animals versus the Stone Age provides a useful illustration of the tendency.
Dodging the Main Issue in the Cambrian Explosion
In three papers, scientists babble about irrelevant details but ignore the main question: the origin of new genetic information for new body plans and organs.
Magical Thinking: Can Pterosaurs Be Darwinized?
Neil Thomas has written about “Evolutionary Theory as Magical Thinking” and there is no shortage of examples in the literature on fossils.