More human evolution complications emerge


	More human evolution complications emerge

hudgal1

9-19-2007 3:14 PM

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hudgal1 says:

We have more species than ever that could be our ancestors and the true lineage is getting murkier than ever. So many possibilities. Perhaps there was more inter-breeding between our ancestor's groups than thought.

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9-19-2007 6:42 PM

tsarbomba

hudgal1, you're right. BTW, whatcha doin' t'nite?

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