The Return of Darwinius masillae

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Timothy McDougald

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The team that brought us Darwinius masillae has a new paper out defending the haplorhine status Darwinius masillae. The paper is a response to Williams et al (you can read about that paper here). The paper raises an issue that I have blogged about in a previous post but the Gingerich et al paper is a good example of what Rudolf Raff was talking about. Continue reading →

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Confused By A Talus: The Talus of Darwinius masillae

Posted on May 26, 2009 by Timothy McDougald

The tarsal is part of the ankel. It sits on the calcaneus and in turn articulates with the tibia (medial) and fibula (lateral). It is the main weight bearing portion of the ankle.

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Hypocrisy and Darwinius masillae

Posted on May 23, 2009 by Timothy McDougald

PZ has a link to an interview with some of the Darwinius masillae hype. One comment, by Jørn Hurum, stands out:

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