Re: Aquatic ape theory

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In article <813676612snz@crowleyp.demon.co.uk> Paul@crowleyp.demon.co.uk writes:

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>I'm really a Littoral Ape Theorist (LAT) a very watered-down (haha)
>version. As far as I can see it, this only requires that hominids
>>1.5mya be found in association with large bodies of water. I
>could be wrong, but nearly all sites seem satisfy this requirement.

Define "large body of water."

Also, since fossils are found almost exclusively in aquatic
sediments this sounds to me like an entirely untestable supposition.
A "hypothesis" that fits all possible data is worthless
scientifically.

David L. Burkhead
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d.l.burk@ix.netcom.com

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