The Missing Links

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The missing link will always be missing. Hey Seascience 👋🏻 👍

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The "Java Man" fossil, AI Overview:

Consisting of a skullcap, thighbone, and teeth, was initially believed to be a transitional form between apes and humans, but later research suggests the skullcap might have belonged to a large extinct ape, and the leg bone to a human.

Here's a more detailed breakdown:
Java Man Discovery:
In 1891, Eugene Dubois discovered the "Java Man" fossils in Indonesia, which included a skullcap, a thighbone (femur), and some teeth.

Initial Interpretation:
Dubois initially presented these fossils as a "missing link" between apes and humans, classifying them as Pithecanthropus erectus (erect ape-man).

Later Reinterpretations:
Some researchers later suggested that the skullcap might have belonged to a large extinct ape, and the leg bone to a human.

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In a 1940's dialect:
I would like to point the obvious, your honor. The scull cap was found and then the thigh bone was found 40 feet away. The layer in which the the thigh bone was found is the same that the skull cap was found. It was originally believed that the thigh bone belonged to the ape which led to the conclusion that the ape walked upright millions of year ago. Now here is the important part. When the thigh bone was found to be that of a human, it did not cease to be millions of years old. Therefore, whether humans were here millions of years ago living with apes, or these old dates are being pulled from that apes ass. So, which is it?