Does Australopithecus Have Sagittal Crest?

Australopithecus robustus
The massive face is flat or dished, with no forehead and large brow ridges. It has relatively small front teeth, but massive grinding teeth in a large lower jaw. Most specimens have sagittal crests. ... Bones excavated with robustus skeletons indicate that they may have been used as digging tools.

Does Australopithecus afarensis have a sagittal crest?

unlike most modern apes, this species did not have a deep groove lying behind its brow ridge and the spinal cord emerged from the central part of the skull base rather than from the back. males had a bony ridge (a sagittal crest) on top of their skull for the attachment of enormous jaw muscles.

Which species have a sagittal crest?

In extant primates, prominent sagittal crests are found primarily in male gorillas and orangutans, the two largest living primate species, which is consistent with the notion that sagittal crests serve the purpose of providing a more extensive muscle attachment area in large‐bodied individuals.

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