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Old Nov 30, 2006, 10:30 am   #2 (permalink) (top)
The Dunedan
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Techno, you do realize, do you not, that the relevant comparison between humans and other primates is not head/skull size but the size of the brain? Other primates, most noteably Gorillas, have -MUCH- larger skulls than we do, and feature large bone "keels" to which the powerful Facio-maxillary muscles attatch. These also serve to protect the brain.

Before you start slinging these "theories" around, you might want to do some research, or maybe talk to someone who is knowledgeable in the field. I myself hold a degree in Physical Anthropology, so I'm quite familliar with the anatomy, morphology, and development of the human skull. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask...preferably before posting something of this kind again.
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