The ribcage of the Turkana Boy ( Homo erectus) is deeper, wider and shorter than seen in modern humans, with similarities to the ribcage of Neanderthals.
The ribcages of modern humans (left), Turkana Boy (middle) and Neanderthal (right). The ribcage of the Turkana Boy ( Homo erectus) is deeper, wider and shorter than seen in modern humans, with similarities to the ribcage of Neanderthals. Licence: CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0, image by Markus Bastir.