That deep divergence helps explain the vast differences between the two species: not just color but
also skull shape, body size, teeth, and other traits clearly distinguish the two.
Not exact matches
First launched in 2008, the Canadian - produced vodka (Aykroyd is
also Canadian) is sold in a
skull -
shaped bottle designed by artist John Alexander.
The t - shirt
also has an eye catching large dove print on the back, in the
shape of a
skull.
Those same factors may
also explain more generally how the
skull shapes of indigenous American populations changed over millennia.
Differences in age and sex, says Tattersall, can not account for the wide variation in features such as jaw and brow
shape not only among Dmanisi
skulls, but
also when compared with H. erectus fossils from other sites.
The team
also found five genes in domestic cats that influence the migration of neural crest cells, stem cells in the developing embryo that affect everything from
skull shape to coat color.
The team
also identified genes associated with the mammoth body plan, such as
skull shape, small ears and short tails.
Genes linked to physical traits such as
skull shape, small ears and short tails were
also identified.
Although the fossil looks a bit like a gibbon
skull on first blush, Nengo says, its dental pattern and teeth
shape suggest its closest relatives are other Miocene fossil primates from the genus Nyanzapithecus,
also found in Kenya.
The researchers believe the unusual appearance of the
skull is due to a combination of the small brain as it develops, but
also a result of what at some point was likely a larger head size — due to ventriculomegaly — that then decompresses, and / or brain atrophy, giving the
skull the collapsed
shape.
The trapezius muscle,
also known as the traps, is a kite
shaped muscle that starts at the base of the
skull and runs down the tips of the vertebrae.
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Shapes also received Best of E3 2011 award nods in various categories.
In addition to an elongated
skull, the neck of the Irish wolfhound is
also long and has a prominent arch
shape.