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| − | The diagram probably depicts an even earlier stage of human development, predating Ayla. Masato Kato worked on Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross at the deepest stages of its development, precluding the possibility of making a mistake simply by forgetting Ayla's concept art and the status of humans in [[65000000 B.C.]] | + | The diagram probably depicts an even earlier stage of human development, predating Ayla. Masato Kato worked on Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross at the deepest stages of its development, precluding the possibility of making a mistake simply by forgetting Ayla's concept art and the status of humans in [[65000000 B.C.]] The size of the human brain is 1,600 cm3. That / 3 = 533.3. What we know is that the "original size" mentioned by the Terra Tower stoneface must be of roughly 530 cm3. According to many websites, the brain size of an Australopithecus is about 530 cm3. This is too close to be just a coincidence. But if you don't want to consider the Australopithecus human, there's the Homo habilis who has a brain size of 550 to 650 cm3. It's less close to the 533.3, but it can fit. The point is, when the stone face says that a modern human brain is 3 times bigger than the original brain, it was probably comparing the brain size of the "corrupted" modern human with the brain size of either the Australopithecus, or the Homo habilis, or some other early human species. It couldn't have been referring to a more evolved species like the Homo erectus, because erectus already has a brain size of 1,000 cm3 -- too big to be 3 times smaller than the 1,600 measurement. As for Ayla, she's clearly not an Australopithecus, she might be erectus or someone with no equivalent species in the real world. Anyway, her brain size is between the "original size" mentioned by the stone face and the modern, 3-time bigger size. Her head is clearly too big to contain ''just'' a little 530 cm3 brain. |
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In Chronopolis, a diagram supposedly depicting an Early Human and a Human is presented to contrast Lavos evolution. However, the alleged Early Human is shown with apelike features. However, Ayla is shown to be an upright homo sapiens in Chrono Trigger, along with her colleagues. What gives?
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The diagram probably depicts an even earlier stage of human development, predating Ayla. Masato Kato worked on Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross at the deepest stages of its development, precluding the possibility of making a mistake simply by forgetting Ayla's concept art and the status of humans in 65000000 B.C. The size of the human brain is 1,600 cm3. That / 3 = 533.3. What we know is that the "original size" mentioned by the Terra Tower stoneface must be of roughly 530 cm3. According to many websites, the brain size of an Australopithecus is about 530 cm3. This is too close to be just a coincidence. But if you don't want to consider the Australopithecus human, there's the Homo habilis who has a brain size of 550 to 650 cm3. It's less close to the 533.3, but it can fit. The point is, when the stone face says that a modern human brain is 3 times bigger than the original brain, it was probably comparing the brain size of the "corrupted" modern human with the brain size of either the Australopithecus, or the Homo habilis, or some other early human species. It couldn't have been referring to a more evolved species like the Homo erectus, because erectus already has a brain size of 1,000 cm3 -- too big to be 3 times smaller than the 1,600 measurement. As for Ayla, she's clearly not an Australopithecus, she might be erectus or someone with no equivalent species in the real world. Anyway, her brain size is between the "original size" mentioned by the stone face and the modern, 3-time bigger size. Her head is clearly too big to contain just a little 530 cm3 brain.
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