Australopithecus and orangutans

[Jason de Koning]

> ...(and one's skepticism should be based on some kind of direct
> appraisal of the characters)...

> the total number of proposed human-orangutan synapomorphies currently
> stands at 36 (and some may be more robust than others).

Well since that's how you feel, the total number of molecular
synapomorphies supporting ((human, chimp) orang) is probably around 3-5
orders of magnitude beyond that figure at the moment.  Do you yet care
to confront your skepticism and "directly appraise" those characters?

- Jason