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I’m kind of miffed that he didn’t include humans in the list of megafauna. Certainly Americans are over 100 pounds. Being an anachronistic species is not neces
by labster 5y ago
I’m kind of miffed that he didn’t include humans in the list of megafauna. Certainly Americans are over 100 pounds.
Being an anachronistic species is not necessarily an inevitable decline. I have a magnolia tree in my front yard — the leaves and petals are frustratingly indestructible, because it was once beetle-pollinated long before bees existed. I wonder how many anachronistic species will do well in the future changed climate. I know dawn redwood has a small range now, in China, but their fossils are found in Alaska.
- senkora 5y agoI would hope that all cultures average over 100 pounds (45 kg) as adults.
- wahern 5y agoThe average weight for an adult Efé male is 43.3 kg (< 100 lbs) according to "Patterns of human growth", page 226, Table 5.1, https://www.google.com/books/edition/Patterns_of_Human_Growth/ScfPjwF3BngC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=african%20pygmy%20Efe%20%20adult%20weight&pg=PA226&printsec=frontcover&bsq=african%20pygmy%20Efe%20%20adult%20weight https://www.google.com/books/edition/Patterns_of_Human_Growt... The Efé are one of the well known African pygmy tribes.