The use of the modern human reference samples for stature estimates are inappropriate because
they assume body proportions akin to modern humans, which are not possessed by australopithecines.
Not exact matches
Barnes and others think that the word most aptly denotes the embryo, or the fetus, «where all the members of the
body are as yet folded up, or undeveloped; that is, before they have
assumed their distinct form and
proportions.»
When I first saw the cover, I
assumed that this person's
body was the result of having done yoga (and she seems to have healthy
proportions), not the image of a person who needs weight loss.