Birth simulation of Lucy (IMAGE)

University of Zurich

Birth simulation of Lucy

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Birth simulation of Lucy (Australopithecus afarensis) with three different fetal head sizes. Only a brain size of maximum 30 percent of the adult size (right) fits through the birth canal.

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(Picture: Martin Häusler, UZH)

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