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| Keywords: Descent orang foetus.jpg Caption Fig 3 Foetus of an Orang Exact copy of a photograph showing th form of the ear at this early age Context The following woodcut No 3 is an accurate copy of a photograph of the foetus of an orang kindly sent me by Dr Nitsche in which it may be seen how different the pointed outline of the ear is at this period from its adult condition when it bears a close general resemblance to that of man It is evident that the folding over of the tip of such an ear unless it changed greatly during its further development would give rise to a point projecting inwards On the whole it still seems to me probable that the points in question are in some cases both in man and apes vestiges of a former condition http //psychclassics yorku ca/Darwin/Descent/descent1 htm 1871 See above Public Domain PD-old The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex 1871 Primate ears Animal foetuses Unidentified Pongo Vestigiality | ||||
