Sentences with phrase «mandibles as»

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The mostly complete cranium and mandible known as Skhul 5 was among the remains of 10 individuals found at the Israeli site.

They don't use their legs, but rather grip a perch with their mandibles to remain in place as they sleep.

As expected, those with larger mandibles were more successful — but their female descendants produced fewer offspring.

The giant bill of the chestnut - mandibled toucan makes up a third of the bird's body length, but thanks to a honeycomb structure, it's not as heavy as it looks.

The insects have broad, shieldlike faces and mandibles bristling with sharp teeth, such as Eurhopalothrix procera (pictured above), and none are longer than 2.5 millimeters.

Insects have not been considered as internal seed carriers before because due to the small size of their bodies and mandibles, it was thought that they chewed up the seeds.

Moreover, the bones in the front part of a baleen whale's lower jaw, or mandible, aren't fused as they are in other mammals.

Tokummia documents for the first time in detail the anatomy of early «mandibulates,» a hyperdiverse sub-group of arthropods which possess a pair of specialized appendages known as mandibles, used to grasp, crush and cut their food.

As Condemi and her colleagues wrote, the mandible supports the theory of «a slow process of replacement of Neanderthals by the invading modern human populations, as well as additional evidence of the upholding of the Neanderthals» cultural identity.&raquAs Condemi and her colleagues wrote, the mandible supports the theory of «a slow process of replacement of Neanderthals by the invading modern human populations, as well as additional evidence of the upholding of the Neanderthals» cultural identity.&raquas well as additional evidence of the upholding of the Neanderthals» cultural identity.&raquas additional evidence of the upholding of the Neanderthals» cultural identity.»

The specimen attributed as the type specimen was ER 992, an isolated mandible.

Ghoulish interest is a prerequisite for watching Mira Sorvino (as a bold and athletic entomologist) act against performers who have mandibles, or for appreciating the care with which nymph, juvenile and adult insect villains have been devised.

As their situation grows more desperate, the Mandibles begin to wonder what else they have to lose.

Solfugids are non-venomous, but their oversized mandibles (technically called chelicera) are capable of cutting through feathers and thin bones, and, as such, can deliver an incredibly painful bite, so much so that for centuries they were held to be potentially lethal in the public mind.

His body score was listed as a 4 upon intake with a marked infection of his front mandible jaw.

As Dr. Lehr Brisbin of the University of Georgia told the American Pit Bull Foundation: «The few studies which have been conducted on the structure of the skulls, mandibles, and teeth of «Pit Bulls» show that, in proportion to their size, their jaw structure and thus its inferred functional morphology is no different than that of any breed of dog.»

In some dogs, the jawbone (mandible) becomes abnormally flexible as the calcium that gives it its strength is lost («rubber jaw»).

The game makes good use of the 3DS» namesake feature, as Metroids hurtle through background scenery before bursting onto the front layer and charging our heroine with mandibles agape.