Thumb Diagram (IMAGE)

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Thumb Diagram

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This image diagrams the difference between human and chimpanzee models of thumb muscles, which the researchers used to study the evolution of thumb dexterity.

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Professor Katerina Harvati, Dr. Alexandros Karakostis, and Dr. Daniel Haeufle

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