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Re: Early Human Relative Predates Even Dinosaurs

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Subject: Re: Early Human Relative Predates Even Dinosaurs
From: "T. Michael Keesey" <keesey@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:11:52 -0700
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On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 5:46 PM, Dan Chure<danchure@easilink.com> wrote:
> Well here's another fine grabber headline, this time from MSNBC:
>
> "Early Human Relative Predates Even Dinosaurs"
>
> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32194062/ns/technology_and_science-science/
>
> Enjoy!

This must mean that "human" has become the science news synonym for
"mammal" (just as "T. rex" is the science news synonym for
"theropod"). Better alert human rights advocates. Billions of humans
are being denied votes. (Well, maybe just millions, if we exclude
those under 18 years of age.)

-- 
T. Michael Keesey
Technical Consultant and Developer, Internet Technologies
Glendale, California

Follow-Ups:
- Re: Early Human Relative Predates Even Dinosaurs
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References:
- Even "dry" science news is not immune from abuse ...
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- Re: Even "dry" science news is not immune from abuse ...
  - From: Raptorial Talon <raptorialtalon@gmail.com>
- Early Human Relative Predates Even Dinosaurs
  - From: Dan Chure <danchure@easilink.com>

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