2006-10-27 12:11:21 · 7 answers · asked by Krishna P 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
I can safely say that it probably wasn't from old age....LOL
2006-10-27 13:08:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Australopithecus afarensis, or "Lucy," was at one time considered to be the missing link in the evolution of man in the chain
Ramapithecus was widely recognized as a direct ancestor of humans. It is now established that he was merely an extinct type of orangutan.
Piltdown man was hyped as the missing link in publications for over 40 years. He was a fraud based on a human skull cap and an orangutan's jaw.
Nebraska man was a fraud based on a single tooth of a rare type of pig.
Java man was based on sketchy evidence of a femur, skull cap and three teeth found within a wide area over a one year period. It turns out the bones were found in an area of human remains, and now the femur is considered human and the skull cap from a large ape.
Neandertal man was traditionally depicted as a stooped ape-man. It is now accepted that the alleged posture was due to disease and that Neandertal is just a variation of the human kind.
However, studies of the inner ear, skulls and bones of theaustralopithiceus have shown that she was merely a pygmy chimpanzee that walked a bit more upright than some other apes. She was not on her way to becoming human
The fate of Lucy ,therefore, is not relevant in the study of evolution of man.
2006-10-27 19:42:18 · answer #2 · answered by Prabhakar G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cartoonist, Gary Larson, suggested it was because of smoking in the school yard.
I assume you're talking of primeval reptilian life as the dinosaurs. There are several theories, one of which is because of the impact of a huge meteorite; another is a drastic change in the environment world-wide.
2006-10-27 19:42:32 · answer #3 · answered by Guitarpicker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The ice age ruined the environment that grew the plants he needed to survive. He starved to death and extinction. Incidentally, the ice age is thought to have been caused by the meteor that hit the Yucatan peninsula.
2006-10-29 09:35:08 · answer #4 · answered by lani 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of a really bad hangover...
2006-10-27 19:39:55 · answer #5 · answered by Angela M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it ran out of breath introducing itself and suffocated.
2006-10-27 20:13:28 · answer #6 · answered by Stand-up Philosopher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-27 19:13:44 · answer #7 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋