. Anthropoid apes. Apes. 140 ANTHROPOID APES. for instance, in the Cro-Magnon tibia, and in another found at Troy. If we give a cursory glance at the lower limbs of apes, we see that all the same characteristics are present in their tarsus that we find in the human tarsus. In each case there is an astra- galus, an OS calcis, a scaphoid bone, three cuneiform bones, and a cuboid bone. There are undoubtedly several peculiari- ties in which the tarsus differs from the corresponding part of the human foot. The first metatarsal bone is joined to the first cuneiform bone by an articular facet which e
. Anthropoid apes. Apes. 140 ANTHROPOID APES. for instance, in the Cro-Magnon tibia, and in another found at Troy. If we give a cursory glance at the lower limbs of apes, we see that all the same characteristics are present in their tarsus that we find in the human tarsus. In each case there is an astra- galus, an OS calcis, a scaphoid bone, three cuneiform bones, and a cuboid bone. There are undoubtedly several peculiari- ties in which the tarsus differs from the corresponding part of the human foot. The first metatarsal bone is joined to the first cuneiform bone by an articular facet which ex- tends from the back to the sole of the foot. This joint plays a part resembling that of the thumb of the human hand (see Figs. 20 and 46). In Huxley's opinion, tlie hinder limbs of the gorilla terminate in a true foot, with a very movable great toe. It is undoubtedly a prehensile foot, but in no sense a hand. It is a foot which does not differ from the numan foot in any essential cha- racteristics, but only in relative circumstances, in the degree of flexibility, and in the subordinate. Fig. 40.—Skeleton of the human foot, seen from above, a, As- tragalus. 6, Ob calcis. c, Sca- phoid bone, d, e,/, Cuneiform bones, fir, Cuboid bone. A, Metatarsal bones, ii, Pha- Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hartmann, Robert, 1832-1893. New York, D. Appleton and Co.
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