Comments on: An upcoming Nature paper provides ‘a new, simplified family tree of humanity.’ http://anthropology.net/2008/05/04/an-upcoming-nature-paper-provides-a-new-simplified-family-tree-of-humanity/ Beyond bones & stones Sun, 27 May 2012 23:21:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: A cladistic analysis of 17 hominid skulls « Anthropology.net http://anthropology.net/2008/05/04/an-upcoming-nature-paper-provides-a-new-simplified-family-tree-of-humanity/#comment-10729 Wed, 07 May 2008 04:48:37 +0000 http://anthropologynet.wordpress.com/?p=830#comment-10729 [...] cladistic analysis of 17 hominid skulls Jump to Comments So, I got my hands on that mouth watering Nature paper I mentioned a couple days ago. It is titled, “Cladistic analysis of continuous modularized traits provides phylogenetic [...]

]]> By: Spring Tuesday in May: final exam time! « blueollie http://anthropology.net/2008/05/04/an-upcoming-nature-paper-provides-a-new-simplified-family-tree-of-humanity/#comment-10719 Tue, 06 May 2008 16:28:03 +0000 http://anthropologynet.wordpress.com/?p=830#comment-10719 [...] There is some excitement in the area of human evolution. One recent paper appears to simplify the human evolutionary tree and wants to claim that Neanderthals are not p…. Note that some scientists are wary: The press is running some mouth watering news on an upcoming [...]

]]> By: afarensis http://anthropology.net/2008/05/04/an-upcoming-nature-paper-provides-a-new-simplified-family-tree-of-humanity/#comment-10709 Tue, 06 May 2008 02:25:01 +0000 http://anthropologynet.wordpress.com/?p=830#comment-10709 Yes!

]]> By: Kambiz http://anthropology.net/2008/05/04/an-upcoming-nature-paper-provides-a-new-simplified-family-tree-of-humanity/#comment-10702 Mon, 05 May 2008 23:57:40 +0000 http://anthropologynet.wordpress.com/?p=830#comment-10702 Yeah, it seems like that could definitely be the case. Still though, I know the AP and many news agencies just import these press releases but they should at least run a spell check. Not too much to ask for.

A side note, Noble Intent has reported on this study. They also provided a DOI to the paper and I’ve tracked the title down from that. The paper is still not live, but I’m knocking on doors and begging people for it.

Here’s the title, “Cladistic analysis of continuous modularized traits provides phylogenetic signals in Homo evolution,” from Rolando González-José Ignacio Escapa Walter A. Neves Rubén Cúneo & Héctor M. Pucciarelli. DOI:10.1038/nature06891

If I get it soon, do you want me to email you it?

Kambiz

]]> By: afarensis http://anthropology.net/2008/05/04/an-upcoming-nature-paper-provides-a-new-simplified-family-tree-of-humanity/#comment-10701 Mon, 05 May 2008 23:52:11 +0000 http://anthropologynet.wordpress.com/?p=830#comment-10701 It looked to me like the AP story was a verbatim publishing of the press release. I have seen those exact mistakes and such in other stories about this. Makes me think the issue is a faulty translation from a press release issued in Spanish…

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