Fellow Osteologists - Something to amuse you!

Cailleachdubh

Believers in aliens just can't be convinced, can they? I thought this was pretty funny.

http://www.openminds.tv/scientist-says-atacama-humanoid-is-human-but-still-a-mystery-988/

http://altereddimensions.net/2013/foremost-authority-on-skeletal-abnormalities-states-tiny-baby-alien-skeleton-not-human

http://news.discovery.com/human/alien-looking-skeleton-poses-medical-mystery-1304301.htm

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=588361497851532&set=a.456449604376056.98921.367116489976035&type=1&theater

Especially the part where they claim the 6" body is that of a child of 6-8 years old at the time of death

Dr. Nolan says, “As to it being a fetus, I would trust the examination done by my colleague, a known expert in pediatric bone disorders, who came to the surprising conclusion that it was 6-8 years old.”
Although, this claim is astounding, the colleague Nolan is referring to is someone whose opinion should not be taken lightly. He is Dr. Ralph Lachman, Co-Founder and Co-Director of the International Skeletal Dysplasia Registry at Cedars-Sinai. He is also the author of the textbook, Radiology Of Syndromes, Metabolic Disorders And Skeletal Dysplasias, a book referenced by students and practitioners. Skeletal dysplasia is a condition that can cause abnormal bone development, including variations in size and shape.
In his response to the examination of Ata’s radiographic images, Lachman wrote to Nolan:

I have examined in the course of my career many skeletal and other pediatric bone anomalies and dysmorphias. This specimen does not fall under any known, to me, class of disorders or syndromes… there is no known form of dwarfism that accounts for the anomalies seen in this specimen. Most interestingly, based on knee epiphyseal standards, the specimen appears to be 6-8 years old. While there remains a possibility this latter result is due to some form of unknown progeria (rapid aging syndrome), in my opinion this is a low probability.



Looks like a perfectly normal mid-term foetus to me. Can't say there aren't some facial or skeletal deformities going on, but 6-8 years old?! Come on!

slowburner

Has to be expected really when 'ufologists' are involved.