studies have reveiled that hominids have this bone outher mamals do not.
2007-03-12 22:43:19 · 2 answers · asked by raymondo C 3 in Social Science ➔ Anthropology
sorry Primates
2007-03-12 22:49:56 · update #1
Are you talking about the hyoid bone? It's in the throat, not in the base of the brain. Some studies have looked at the hyoid in Neanderthals to determine whether they were capapble of human-like speech.
Other than that, you must be talking about the first cervical vertebra (or Atlas). The position of the foramen magnum (big hole) of the occipital bone can show that the vertebrae were directly under the head, which is an indicator of bipedalism.
2007-03-13 07:52:42 · answer #1 · answered by stormsinger1 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You mean occipital bone? yet all mamals have it
2007-03-13 13:04:31 · answer #2 · answered by The Catalyst 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋