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A little touch of Etler

Sun, 2006-09-10 11:17 -- John Hawks

I found out from a reader this morning that Dennis Etler has a blog called "Sinanthropus" -- and it's excellent! If you haven't seen his long-standing website, "The Fossil Evidence for Human Evolution in China", you should check that out too. Both are full of insights!

Oh, and the number of hominid-inspired blog names is quickly decreasing, so start now if you want one. I happen to think that "Cyphanthropus" would be a cool blog name. For someone a little bit self-absorbed, there's always "Primigenius"...

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