Analyses of the vertebral canals of the Nariokotome skeleton suggests that in Homo erectus
A) the canal dimensions in the thorax were similar to those of monkeys and apes
B) the nerve connections to the rib-cage were much less extensive than in modern humans
C) the fine control of breathing needed for speech may have been lacking
D) all of the above
E) none of the above
Question 2
The hereditary information of an individual constitutes it
A) physiology
B) phenotype
C) hybridotype
D) genotype
E) mutotype
da vinci skeleton
Pierolapithecus catalunicus may be an ancestor of great apes and humans. Its postcranial skeleton sh
The skullcap from Trinil, Java is the type specimen for H. erectus and is about 900,000 years old.
Canals and Roads, 1820–1850
Major bone (tan) and cartilage (light blue) elements of the human skeleton. Inset shows regions of v