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It's very disappointing that a member would be acting like this in my opinion. That's not saying that I think you know exactly what tree knocks mean and are keeping it secret, but to be trying to coax people into posting what they think then saying " Nice try, but..." Etc as if you know the answer when you highly likely don't, is not a great way to go about things.

1) that's true of course and I'm not opposed to squatch being somewhere on the family tree prior to the rise of the genus homo. But we do know now that there was one and possibly other apes that were bipedal as well, but of course we do not know if this adaptation was very similar to our own form of walking or something very different. As we seem to be the only known example still extant on the planet. But there is ample evidence that patty's gait does differ significantly from our own as well as the anatomy of the foot. With her compliant gait and mid tarsal break does she represent some archaic form of human locomotion or does she like us represent the last of her kind in a parallel adaptation not related to humans at all? I think only a type specimen will solve the mystery. 2) again true, but this is a chicken vs egg question. Is it logical to assume that if you give up a life of swinging in the trees and become bipedal that you will lose your ability to grasp branches with your foot? I think so. And I think its logical to assume that this bipedal adaptation may have happened many times and not just once. Just as radiation out of Africa happened many times and not just once. And remember, oreopithicus fossils are found in Southern Europe. 3) yes but how do we vet vocalizations? If the vocalizations sound just like us? Then maybe they are us. I think that this field concerning squatch is in its infancy.....and I find it the least compelling. I've seen researchers assign squatch calls to known animals on a regular basis, and I've heard many calls that sound like uncle Bob hiding in the bushes. 4) a hooded nose could be a temperate climate adaptation. Again very hard to pin down from the fossil record as it's soft flesh. Large canines have been reported before but I would agree not the majority of reports. But to be fair if a silverback is not baring his teeth at me I would not know the size of his canines either in a brief encounter. Also some extinct apes show decreased prognathism such as Anoiapethicus. 5) what then would make us believe that we are not dealing with a human? I thought a lack of a medulla was unique vs a human? 6) Of course. What bugs me is that the hand axe is millions of years old, and the use of fire almost that long and I think pro homo enthusiasts need to do a lot of explaining as to why a member of our genus would regress backwards away from such technology that makes it easier to survive.