Looking for diagrams of human evolution
Steven J.
steven_j at altavista.com
Mon Aug 12 23:51:04 EST 2002
"Robert" <judaismfaqs at yahoo.com.spammenot> wrote in message news:<z_P59.8666$Ke2.742268 at bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>...
> Could anyone point me to some diagrams or graphics online which show the
> following:
>
> (A) A representation of how gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutangs, etc. and
> humans are related in evolutionary terms. This may also show info from (B)
> below.
>
I don't think views on this part have changed substantially in the
last 20 years. A typical chart is at:
<http://www.uvm.edu/~jdecher/Hominphyl.GIF>.
>
> (B) A representation of how the various ancestors of modern humans evolved,
> which branches led to us, and also happens to show a few of the other
> no-longer-existing branches. A graph of this may include info on (A) above.
>
This is way more complicated; different experts differ on the
cladograms, and even more on the trees constructed from them.
>
> Ideally I am looking for diagrams made in the last few years, so that they
> have been constructed using the latest information (DNA analysis,
> cladograms, etc.)
>
> I already have the wonderful 1993 edition of "The Book of Life" edited by
> Stephen Jay Gould, however this edition is a bit out of date. (Does anyone
> know if the second 2001 edition has changed any of the books graphs?)
>
I have the 2001 edition, but not the 1993 edition. Gould wrote, in
the introduction to the later volume, that he had corrected outright
errors, but added no new information. I would assume that the charts
are not significantly changed.
>
> Any suggestions would be much appreciated!
>
> Robert
-- Steven J.
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