Re: Oldest Hominid-new entry from Chad

From: bivalve (bivalve@mail.davidson.alumlink.com)
Date: Fri Jul 12 2002 - 20:16:56 EDT

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>Now all of a sudden, hominid remains are found in Chad that pre-date
>the infilling of the Mediterranean sea by over one half billion
>years!<

As the typo produced a Cambrian or Precambrian hominid, it may be
worthwhile to note that this should be one half million. The
estimated age of the new hominid is about 6 to 7 million, whereas the
Mediterranean refilled at 5.3 million.

     Dr. David Campbell
     Old Seashells
     University of Alabama
     Biodiversity & Systematics
     Dept. Biological Sciences
     Box 870345
     Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 USA
     bivalve@mail.davidson.alumlink.com

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