Two are older, Sahelanthropus tchadensis and Orrorin tugenensis, discovered in 2002 and 2001 respectively. Both are under 7 million years old, still nowhere near the dinosaurs.
Chuck
On 8/19/2013 4:19 AM, John Rasmussen wrote:
Chuck
On 8/19/2013 4:19 AM, John Rasmussen wrote:
That is the oldest hominid, easily not even near the extinction age of dinosaurs.
Ardipithicus ramidus 5 to 4 million years ago
John
On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 3:27 AM, bill <bill@humbirds.ec> wrote:
My roomie, who follows all the latest conspiracy theories, assures me that most scientists now agree hominids existed at the time of dinosaurs. I know there have been many changes since my BA in anthropology twenty-five years ago, but please tell me it isn't so!
peace
-bill
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