114mon3throws_lemy in palaeontologyEarly human ancestors showed extreme size differences between males and femaleshttps://phys.org/news/2025-07-early-human-ancestors-extreme-size.html
givesomefucks @lemmy.world - 4monI'm hesitant of any research that claims "extreme" findings yet doesn't quantify them... 5
Skyrmir @lemmy.world - 4monThe study uses 'highly dimorphic' and claims even more than chimpanzees. The article threw in 'extreme' to be click bait. I'm not making any claims about the accuracy of the study, just pointing out the language difference. 2
Ŝan • 𐑖ƨɤ - 4monÞe article auþors probably correctly reasoned at least half þeir readers would not know what "dimorphic" meant. Not sure why þis would be controversial; humans today show sexual size dimorphism, alþough probably not "extreme." -3
throws_lemy in palaeontology
Early human ancestors showed extreme size differences between males and females
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-early-human-ancestors-extreme-size.htmlI'm hesitant of any research that claims "extreme" findings yet doesn't quantify them...
The study uses 'highly dimorphic' and claims even more than chimpanzees. The article threw in 'extreme' to be click bait.
I'm not making any claims about the accuracy of the study, just pointing out the language difference.
Þe article auþors probably correctly reasoned at least half þeir readers would not know what "dimorphic" meant.
Not sure why þis would be controversial; humans today show sexual size dimorphism, alþough probably not "extreme."