The Visible Ape Project offers several anatomy visualization modes for 6 extant ape species: Chimpanzees, Bonobos, Gorillas, Orangutans, Gibbons and Siamangs as well as for humans. …

Gigantopithecus has traditionally been restored as a massive, gorilla-like ape, potentially 200–300 kg (440–660 pounds) when alive, but the paucity of remains make total size estimates highly …

Humans are the only ape which can achieve the full thumb tip to finger tip '''precision grip'''. Humans also have an independent muscle / tendon dedicated to flexing the last joint of the …

Complete 3D common chimpanzee skeleton generated from CT scan data. CT image series sourced from MorphoSource. The Visible Ape Project is funded by NSF grant #1856329.

Apes (collectively Hominoidea / hɒmɪˈnɔɪdi.ə /) are a clade of Old World simians native to sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia (though they were more widespread in Africa, most of …

Nov 6, 2019 · Here we describe the fossil ape Danuvius guggenmosi (from the Allgäu region of Bavaria) for which complete limb bones are preserved, which provides evidence of a newly …

"Ape Anatomy and Evolution" presents a comparative anatomy of all four lineages of apes -- gibbons and siamangs, orangutans, gorillas, and chimpanzees.

Feb 27, 2011 · For example, scientists have used the bone structures of fossil specimens to reconstruct the path of human evolution. In this Click & Learn, students explore the …

Differences and similarities between the hyoids of these species are characterized and used to interpret the morphology and affi nities of the Dikika A. afarensis, Kebara 2 Neanderthal, and …

In this study, we analyse for the first time trabecular bone patterns throughout the femoral head using a whole‐epiphysis approach to investigate how potential trabecular variation in humans …