Who Needs an Osteologist? (Installment 6)
Hey, kids! It's time for another round of Who Needs an Osteologist? Today's example comes from a photo in the Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard, showing the "African" woman found in Fairford, England, a week or so ago. (NB: So far, I haven't seen any sort of official report of just how the forensic anthropologists determined she was "African" - hence the scare quotes - so I'm taking this report with a grain of salt.)
Now remember, to play along at home, all you have to do is identify in the comments section everything that is wrong with the layout of this skeleton... And... Go!
If you missed them previously, here are other installments of Who Needs an Osteologist?
Now remember, to play along at home, all you have to do is identify in the comments section everything that is wrong with the layout of this skeleton... And... Go!
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(Image from the Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard) |
If you missed them previously, here are other installments of Who Needs an Osteologist?
- Museo delle Grotte needs an osteologist.
- Either NPR or Yale needs an osteologist.
- Yorkshire Museum needs an osteologist.
- Staffordshire University needs an osteologist.
- And, of course, Bones needs an osteologist.
Comments
Os coxae are upside down. Scapulae are upside down. Ulnae are upside down. Tibiae are facing posterior while femora are facing anterior. The photo is too grainy for me to comment on the radii. There also appears to be an extra right arm bone next to the humerus (grainy photo makes it difficult to identify, but that might be the other fibula??). Oh and I can't tell what the black thing is in the chest cavity. I'm really hoping it's not the sacrum.
Did I miss anything?
both ulna and radia are upside down
os cox are upside down
sacrum is up by the scapula
the other fibula is next to the humerus?
how many extra tarsals does this person on on their left foot?
lol awesome!!
The foot bones are all jumbled and I really cannot even with that right arm.
Apparently "Who Needs an Osteologist's Blog Readers?" would also do.
Rose Drew