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Behold humankind’s most primitive man. h/t Naomi.
Skull of humankind’s oldest-known ancestor unearthed
Associated Press
August 29, 2019
NEW YORK — A fossil from Ethiopia is letting scientists look millions of years into our evolutionary history — and they see a face peering back.
The find, from 3.8 million years ago, reveals the face for a presumed ancestor of the species famously represented by Lucy, the celebrated Ethiopian partial skeleton found in 1974.
How Big Is A Colossal Squid Really?
by Dr. M
October 22, 2013
Recently, Quarks to Quasar”s on Facebook published an illustration of how massive a Colossal Squid can reach. The Facebook post was liked by 3,300 people and shared 1,150 times (they have 351k followers). I am excited that the Colossal Squid is loved by this many people. One problem. The illustration is wrong. Really wrong. Although the Colossal Squid can reach, well, colossal proportions, the length of this big squid is grossly exaggerated in the above illustration. Continue reading “Size Matters When it Comes to Squid”