JAWS: A museum staff member sits inside the jaws of a restored Carcharodon megalodon, January 1927.
Image: Courtesy of the American Museum of Natural History
On this date more than two centuries ago a British scientist whose theory of evolution changed the way we look at the world was born. Charles Darwin is believed to have said, "It is a cursed evil to any man to become as absorbed in any subject as I am in mine." It was his great interest in nature and detailed study of biodiversity that laid the foundation for modern biology.
To celebrate Darwin's birthday, here is a slide show of the researchers who showcased the rich variety of animals at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. In these historic photos, artists, preparators and taxidermists are seen constructing the museum's exhibits over a 50-year period. Producing the permanent halls and special exhibits involved painting detailed forest environments, building frames that faithfully represented specimens' complex shapes, meticulously cleaning numerous fossils and mounting massive skeletons.
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Add CommentEvolution - has anyone studied the development of the Mentum Osseum?
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisIf a line is drawn to from the center of the Mentum Osseum to the angle of the Occiput, and another line vertically in the centre of the skull, it, [the angle] seems to vary in different individuals.
Also, can Language somehow modify skull development i.e.,as different languages use different areas of the throat/mouth to produce their sounds?
The head is quite heavy. Watch how ballet dancers 'whip'their heads round as they pirouette.
Is it possible the 'chin'developed because the cranial vault or, forehead altered so that even an extra small forward lower weight counteracted the development of the skull bons, and the occipital region?
These being due to an evolving brain.
Evolution - has anyone studied the development of the Mentum Osseum?
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisI DON'T KNOW.