Ancient skull found in Saudi Arabia is “ancestor of monkeys and great apes”, claims report

The skull of a creature the size of a baboon and living in a warm forest 28-29 million years ago in western Saudi Arabia, is being described as one of the most significant fossil finds in decades “because it illuminates a critical moment in evolution when ancient primates split into two separate lineages,” reports the Guardian’s Ian Sample.

Few such fossils have been found of this period of life on earth. It has been named Saadanius hijazensis.

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  1. Oh, Really... let me check the facts before I even consider , considering this as a news ;)... This is a very old trick

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  2. below are "news sites" reporting this "story" as of now. Now lets analyze these stories.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science+environment-10633640

    http://sify.com/news/fossil-find-puts-face-on-last-common-ancestor-of-apes-and-monkeys-news-international-khpmOeegdgb.html

    http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/07/ape-monkey-split/

    http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100714/full/news.2010.354.html

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/jul/14/ape-ancestors-fossil-skull-saadanius

    This is a very old trick, doesn't even give any clear direct information. all hypothesis. You don't make news out of hypothesis these days.

    Guess what? I found more news worthy articles.(Minivan News must have missed these)

    Maldivian woman ‘jumps’ to death in Malaysia (http://www.haveeru.com.mv/english/details/31499/Maldivian_woman_%E2%80%98jumps%E2%80%99_to_death_in_Malaysia)

    UK issues travel caution for Maldives
    (http://www.haveeru.com.mv/english/details/31498/UK_issues_travel_caution_for_Maldives)

    Obama slams Republican over obstructionist tactics
    (http://www.haveeru.com.mv/english/details/31488/Obama_slams_Republican_over_obstructionist_tactics)
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