This is a copy and paste affair. (Google AI) But this is what science is looking for. And it’s why many upright walking ancestors did not make the cut.
Key Criteria for Homo Classification
Cranial Capacity & Brain Size: A significant increase in brain size, often cited as above 600 cubic centimeters (cc) for early Homo, indicating higher intelligence and cognitive complexity.
Facial & Dental Changes: Less protruding jaws (reduced prognathism), smaller teeth (especially molars), and flatter faces compared to Australopithecus.
Bipedalism: More advanced, habitual upright walking with fully adapted feet, arched soles, and structural changes in the hip, knee, and ankle joints.
Tool Use & Culture: Evidence of complex, standardized stone tool production (like Oldowan tools), signifying increased reliance on culture for survival.
Body Proportions: Generally larger body size and more human-like limb proportions (longer legs, shorter arms).
Reduced Sexual Dimorphism: A decrease in body size differences between males and females.
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Patty’s sloped head does not favor an over 600 cc brain. But maybe body size may make up the difference.
Patty’s head has characteristics of both human and ape in my opinion. But without fire will have size able chompers to pulverize raw food.
Check on full bipedalism. But Australopithecus Afarensis was as well, dunno.
No evidence of stone tool manufacturing or use. Such as flaking stone tools.
I believe Thinker Thunker has looked at body proportions and they are outside of Homo Sapiens range. But not sure of the genus. For example Neanderthals or Homo Erectus proportions. Definitely longer arms than ours in proportion.
I think we would have to punt on that one. Albeit Patty is massive. But what percentage is she smaller than a male? We have no data.
All of this is our current understanding of extinct cousins. But some people want to give living great apes legal status. If that happens? It would no longer be a question. Regardless? I think a super special ape man living in North America would be given special status and protections. Incredible biological find. Earth shattering. And in North America no less, albeit I am convinced other cryptid ape men species exist in other places.
The push back from science on a global scale is disconcerting to say the least. We can all speculate as to why.