Navicular Bone of Hobbit Skeleton
Recently a hot debate has been raging around a dwarf skeleton found on the Indonesian Island Flores. The debate is concerning whether or not the skeleton is human or ape. The skeleton has features of both and has a brain that is much smaller that scientists predict it should be. One of the most pivotal clues is the navicular bone which resembles an Apes foot more than a human one because of a tuberosity. Humans also have a navicular bone which is the keystone to our arch. This arch allows us to run efficiently. Apparently the dwarf could not run well because of the shape of his navicular bone.
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