Klingan Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 Researchers in northern Greece have uncovered two massive tusks of a prehistoric mastodon that roamed Europe more than two million years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlapse Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 Mastodons!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldrail Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 Yes, Mastadons. You know, big elephant thingies.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlapse Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 Yes, indeed. They bring back memories of the Apology thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 Big elephant thingies? You mean my female co-workers from my miserable company? How did they end up in Greece? Someone must have dropped a bon-bon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLavius Valerius Constantinus Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 Just to clarify, if no one knows what the hell a mastodon is, just imagine it as a hairless wooly mammoth(which tells you about its type of habitat) and slightly bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 I again think you're aptly describing many of my female co-workers, Flavius. Although many are conspicuously imbued with more bodily hair than you suggest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlapse Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 The mastodon did in fact have a hair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pertinax Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 I think Caldrail's "big elephant thingies " is the most accurate scientific statement on this thread. However I have to ask as to the bio-engineered capabilities of said BET's...you know , laser cannons, gatling implants, excessive oestrogen, violent mood swings, irrational consumption of chocolate... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLavius Valerius Constantinus Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 The mastodon did in fact have a hair. Nevermind, you're completely correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlapse Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 I think Caldrail's "big elephant thingies " is the most accurate scientific statement on this thread.However I have to ask as to the bio-engineered capabilities of said BET's...you know , laser cannons, gatling implants, excessive oestrogen, violent mood swings, irrational consumption of chocolate... I think the fundamental issue here is whether you should offer a pre-emptive apology for, or rather take personal pride in, the possibility that your cyborg descendants will reconstitute these big elephant thingies and outfit them with these enhancements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASCLEPIADES Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Salve, guys! The link goes to the same story as it was reported by National Geographic. The main conclusion: "Comparing the new genome with that of other animals in the elephant family also provides evidence that the elephant family diverged on roughly the same timeline that primates separated, suggesting there may have been a common cause for the splits" Elephants, Human Ancestors Evolved in Synch, DNA Reveals Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callaecus Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 I don't think this sort of news belong to a section about archaeology. Notice that archaeologists study humans and not pre-historic animals. I think this sort of news is more adequate for the Hora Postilla Thermae. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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