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>And given that the transition from "ape" to "human" is reflected in dramatic changes in the hands (locomotion -> manipulation) and head (larger brain size, softer foods, broader diet), why would you NOT expect the morphology of the head and hands to be informative of whether something is more like a human or an ape?
Common traits=/=common ancestor.

>but that's wrong you fucking retard dot bee em pee. it's shorter and lighter than a chimp's jaw; it is apelike only in the angle of the chin, and humanlike in other respects.
>this is "humanlike"
Reminds me of ol' Ramapithecus. Thought it was the first hominid, turned out to be an extinct form of orangutan.

>Yes, and homonids evolve even more slowly than trilobites due to a much longer generation time. Why are you so surprised a single species could persist for tens of thousands of years? After all, H. sapiens has been around for over a quarter of a MILLION years! Your ignorance of timescales isn't evidence against evolution; it is a mark of idiocy.
>making excuses, throwing out big numbers, and calling names