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Post Cranial Human vs Animal Identification
Human:
- Upper limbs less robust
- Radius and ulna are separate bones
- Large, flat, and broad vertebral bodies with short spinous processes
- Sacrum with five fused vertebrae
- Pelvis is broad, bowl-shaped
- Femur is the longest bone in the body, linea aspera is singular feature
- Separate tibia and fibula
- Foot is long and narrow, weight borne on heel and toes
Animal:
- Robust upper limbs
- Radius and ulna fused
- Large, flat and broad vertebral bodies with short spinous processes
- Small vertebral bodies with convex/concave surfaces and long spinous processes
- Sacrum with three or four fused vertebrae
- Pelvis is long and narrow
- Femur is similar length to other limb bones
- Tibia and fibula are often fused
- Foot is broad, weight borne mainly on toes
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Updated 2023-01-19
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