Mirror Image and Skull Insights
Friday, September 23 2005 @ 11:35 AM PDT
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I tried this process with the Patterson/Gimlin film creature - mirror imaging the clear side of the face. As the best we have is a semi-profile image, the result, as seen in the first photo, is distorted. Nevertheless, it might provide some insights.
In working on imaging the creature's head, something was revealed that surprised me a little. Just above the center of the creature's brow ridges, there is a light spot. While this is probably just a photo artifact, if it is a physical feature, it could have significance ). I have noticed that gorilla's have a "crinkling" in the same location (the spot as it actually appears is shown below compared with the same area on a gorilla). Also, perhaps of some significance is the fact that gorilla skulls have a little bulge between the brow ridges, as seen on the BoneClones gorilla skull (second photo). It is seen that the creature's "light spot" extends into this area. Humans do not have the same feature, not even those who have (or had) exceedingly large brown ridges, as evidenced by the human skull shown (third photo - an Australian aborigine skull). Humans, indeed, have a little valley here, as opposed to a bulge. Although I am sure there was a valid reason, Dr. Grover Krantz did not include the bulge in his Gigantopithecus skull reconstruction (fourth photo). |

On the far left is an image of a real gorilla's brow and forehead. On the near left is the same area of the creature in the Patterson/Gimlin film. Could it be that the light spot in the brow area of the creature reflects what we see on an actual gorilla?
Tag: chris murphy life magazine human faces face roger patterson bob gimlin film creature brow ridges gorilla bulge humans skull australia aborigine grover krantz gigantopithecus











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