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- noun A
specimen of the now extinct speciesHomo habilis . - adjective Of or pertaining to habilines.
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Examples
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This is why creationists usually gloss over those inconvenient habiline fossils in the 500-700 cc range, and why, when they do discuss them, they never show pictures of them.
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The small Turkana habiline, KNM-ER 1813, is now contemporary with the Olduvai sample.
More on Casey Luskin and the Dikika Hominid Christopher O'Brien 2006
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The small Turkana habiline, KNM-ER 1813, is now contemporary with the Olduvai sample.
Archive 2006-09-01 Christopher O'Brien 2006
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The reality is that there’s lots of good evidence for human evolution, including a number of habiline specimens that sit nicely midway between apes and humans.
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The reality is that there’s lots of good evidence for human evolution, including a number of habiline specimens that sit nicely midway between apes and humans.
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There are a number of habiline fossils that trouble creationists, but to keep it simple, let’s stick to the Dmanisi skulls, which I’ve mentioned here already.
The missing missing links: a challenge - The Panda's Thumb 2005
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The reality is that there’s lots of good evidence for human evolution, including a number of habiline specimens that sit nicely midway between apes and humans.
The missing missing links: a challenge - The Panda's Thumb 2005
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