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... pongids all relate to the development of bipedalism in hominids . Obviously there are more profound contrasts ... pongid big toe , is lined up with the rest of the toes and has lost practically all its opposability . Whereas the pongid ...
... pongids all relate to the development of bipedalism in hominids . Obviously there are more profound contrasts ... pongid big toe , is lined up with the rest of the toes and has lost practically all its opposability . Whereas the pongid ...
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... pongids the face continues to extend well beyond the forehead in the region below the eyes . The forward thrust is continued by the upper jaw , resulting in a relationship known as prognathism . In contrast the hominid upper jaw is ...
... pongids the face continues to extend well beyond the forehead in the region below the eyes . The forward thrust is continued by the upper jaw , resulting in a relationship known as prognathism . In contrast the hominid upper jaw is ...
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... pongid jaw accommodates canines so large that they must protrude into spaces in the opposite arcade in order for the jaws to shut tightly . These canines are especially conspicuous among the male pongids . It is believed that in ...
... pongid jaw accommodates canines so large that they must protrude into spaces in the opposite arcade in order for the jaws to shut tightly . These canines are especially conspicuous among the male pongids . It is believed that in ...
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Biological Evolution | 7 |
FIGURES 11 Anthropologists at Work 289 | 8 |
Population Genetics | 13 |
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