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  • Schedule
  • Labs
    • Human Skeleton
    • Genetics & Evolution
    • Quantitative Data
    • The Primates I
    • The Primates II
    • Comparative Anatomy
    • Phylogenetics
    • Bipedalism
    • Fossil Record I
    • Fossil Record II
    • Fossil Record III
    • Skin Color, Race, & Racism Post Lab
  • Contact
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    • Schedule
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      • Human Skeleton
      • Genetics & Evolution
      • Quantitative Data
      • The Primates I
      • The Primates II
      • Comparative Anatomy
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      • Bipedalism
      • Fossil Record I
      • Fossil Record II
      • Fossil Record III
      • Skin Color, Race, & Racism Post Lab
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Uniquely Human

Comparative Anatomy Lab

Station 5. Uniquely Human

In this station, you will be comparing two different skeletons: a gorilla and a human. 

Use these traits for your comparisons

Foramen Magnum

Central

Posterior

Shape of mandible

Square

Parabolic

Shape of sacrum

Broad and short

Long and narrow

Tail

Absent

Present

These are the primates for you to compare

Gorilla - Hominoid & Hominid

Chimpanzee - Hominoid & Hominid

Human - Hominoid & Hominid & Hominin

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