29 May 2019

Polydactyly and oligodactyly



Images cropped for size from the originals here and here.

See also:
Can you see what's wrong with the bones in this person's hands?

Extraordinary polydactyly

Polydactyly in the paintings of Raphael

4 comments:

  1. You don't have any examples of brachydactyly, so I'm wondering why you mention it at all.

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    1. Because I can type faster than I can think. Fixed. Thanks, Chris.

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  2. it would strange to be polydactyl on one hand and oligodactyl on the other?

    I-)

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    1. There was apparently a 19th century lady named Rosalie Fournier who was like that. She was also said to have another, more bizarre oddity (NSFW) https://www.deviantart.com/skin2279/art/Rosalie-Fournier-C21-Stereo-813048058

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