The Human Species: An Introduction to Biological Anthropology by John Relethford

Author:John Relethford [Неизвестный]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

The average estimated body weight tends to be less than 100 pounds for most species, roughly the same as that of chimpanzees (Figure 10.4).

FIGURE 10.4 Estimates of body weight for several early hominin species compared with chimpanzees. Weights for fossil species were estimated from the size of leg joints. (Data from McHenry 1992 for fossil hominins and Leutenegger 1982 for chimpanzees.)

The average adult height is less than that of living humans, ranging from about 3.5 to almost 5 feet (Figure 10.5).

FIGURE 10.5 Estimates of height for several early hominin species compared with living humans. Height was estimated from the length of leg bones. (Data from McHenry 1992.)

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