Talk:Sagittal crest
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I removed the surprising assertion that some extant populations of Homo sapiens have sagittal crests until a source, preferably one that includes photographs, can be provided. —Charles P. (Mirv) 02:42, 24 July 2005 (UTC)
- Er, perhaps I should have asked for a source other than Answers in Genesis. Citing creationists in scientific articles is like citing extremists in political topics: they may have some useful information but one should make damn sure to confirm it elsewhere. I was not able to do so here, neither with Google nor in various academic databases; I did, however, turn up a reasonably reliable source which explicitly states that humans have no sagittal crest. Obviously the standard NPOV solution of "some say X, some say Y" isn't going to work here: either some populations of Homo sapiens have a sagittal crest, or else they do not. There's no middle ground. —Charles P. (Mirv) 12:17, 24 July 2005 (UTC)
- Sorry not to have provided the original citation, which didn't seem too odd at all; Sagittal crests are quite common in mankind's australopithicine lineage, as well as in the robust Bili ape, perhaps mankind's nearest relative. Will get back to you as search progresses. Ombudsman 19:22, 24 July 2005 (UTC)
- Uh, I've got a sagittal crest. They can't be that rare >.> I can feel that there's pretty much zero muscle attached to it, too.
- This link suggests that early Eskimos had sagittal crests, and is fairly reliable:Washington PostNorgy (talk) 20:47, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
- Uh, I've got a sagittal crest. They can't be that rare >.> I can feel that there's pretty much zero muscle attached to it, too.
- Sorry not to have provided the original citation, which didn't seem too odd at all; Sagittal crests are quite common in mankind's australopithicine lineage, as well as in the robust Bili ape, perhaps mankind's nearest relative. Will get back to you as search progresses. Ombudsman 19:22, 24 July 2005 (UTC)
