I have one fossil looking like the second cervical vertebra. It is oval and measures 4cm in its longer diameter. It is 2.5 cm at the highest and 6.3 cm in the lateral view. Is it a human axis?
2006-12-05 21:13:28 · 2 answers · asked by lin440315 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Actually, it should be the seventh cervical vertebra C7 instead of C2.
2006-12-05 23:06:50 · update #1
Two pictures (top and bottom views) of the fossil can be seen at
http://www.wretch.cc/album/album.php?id=lin440315&book=6&page=1
Is that a C2 or C7? A human or other mammalian cervical vertebra?
Please advise.
2006-12-06 01:55:39 · update #2
axis vert is identified by its odontoid process n i dont think so there is any difference bet animal n human visible externally U need to cheek d finner details n on d basis of size it cant be distinguished People with Diff height n diff health will have diff sizes of vert
2006-12-06 00:03:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
FACT: did you know that giraffes have the same number of cervical vertebrae as humans?!
Sorry, that's all I could come up with...
2006-12-06 01:19:18 · answer #2 · answered by jhvnmt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋