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Wood, Todd Charles (2010) Baraminological Analysis Places Homo habilis, Homo rudolfensis, and Australopithecus sediba in the Human Holobaramin. Answers Research Journal, 3: 5. pp. 71-90. ISSN 1937-9056
The baraminic status of fossil hominids was tested using statistical baraminology techniques. Eight previously published cladistic studies of fossil and extant hominids were reexamined with baraminic distance correlation (BDC) and multidimensional scaling (MDS). Results indicate that hominins may be divided into as many as four different holobaramins: (1) the genus Homo (including Australopithecus sediba), (2) the genus Paranthropus, (3) Australopithecus africanus, and (4) Gorilla, Pan, Australopithecus afarensis, and Australopithecus garhi. These results tentatively confirm the common creationist claim that fossil hominids can be divided into human and non-human categories. In contrast to many creationist claims, however, the present results indicate that Homo habilis, Homo rudolfensis, and—most surprisingly— Australopithecus sediba belong in the human holobaramin. Future studies should focus on including postcranial characters in baraminic distance calculations and developing a model for understanding biological similarity and the significance of human-like australopiths and the ape-like humans.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | Q Science (General) > QH Natural History. Biology > QH102 Baraminology. Biosystematics G Geography and Anthropology > GN Anthropology > GN281 Human Evolution. Hominid Fossils |
| Depositing User: | Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Sep 2026 23:47 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2026 23:47 |
| URI: | https://crsq.creationresearch.org/id/eprint/1904 |