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Distinguish between ape and man.
Mention any ‘one’ skeletal difference between ape and man.
Solution
| Ape | Man | ||
| 1 | Apes possess a prognathous face, slanting forehead and snout protruded with a flat nose. | 1 | Humans possess an orthognathous face, high forehead, dome shaped skull and elevated nose. |
| 2 | They have a cranial capacity of 400–600 c.c. | 2 | They have a cranial capacity of approximately 1450 c.c. |
| 3 | The chin is absent. | 3 | A prominently developed chin. |
| 4 | Locomotion is quadrupedal. | 4 | Locomotion is bipedal. |
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