Amadeus:
> You seem not to be fond of an association of humans with the
> australipethines.

Association? Sure. Calling on it as a human paleo-diet? No.

>> Seriously, if you want the
>> brain capacity of Lucy, then Lucy's diet is of great importance...
>
> You seem assume an influence of the diet on the developement of
> brain volume (I am very sceptical).

You must be--otherwise your house of cards comes tumbling down.

> Then you shouldn't forget that the brain volume multiplied
> from Lucy towards homo habilis and homo erectus.

I am not forgetting this at all. You seem to be.

> Lucy's diet (and successors') really was associated with brain capacity
> increasing 2-3fold.

The successors' diet, yes.

Cheers,
Kirt