Dr. Jeff Meldrum standing next to a life-size 3D printed Sasquatch Skeleton
“All we’re doing is creating a hypothetical facsimile of what [sasquatch] might look like to convey a notion of the dimensions…” –Dr. Jeff Meldrum; Professor of ISU Department of Anthropology
The first ancestor of Bigfoot is supposedly a Gigantopithecus, a giant ape that existed in eastern Asia and went extinct two to three hundred thousand years ago. The only remains were discovered in caves across China and Vietnam after being dragged there by porcupines for calcium sustenance. Meldrum’s second hypothesis on Bigfoot’s ancestry is that it is a descendant of an Australopithecus, another extinct species of ape.
However, the creature’s cranial proportions were different from an ape’s and it walked upright. Another philosophy is that a different, unknown species of ape developed upright walking movement and grew larger throughout the years.
Additionally, the infamous idea of a Bigfoot relative is that of the Neanderthal, or cave dweller. Neanderthals are measured to be roughly about 5 feet 4 inches tall, but their brain capacities were larger than modern humans.
“All we’re doing is creating a hypothetical facsimile of what it might look like to convey a notion of the dimensions,” Meldrum said. “First and foremost, it turns out there were other things that we can start to work with on that scale. Instead of starting from scratch we took an existing hominid skeleton, the most complete being a Neanderthal.”
The printing started after Dr. Meldrum agreed to make an appearance on the History Channel, talking about Bigfoot. While studying the Patterson-Gimlin film, researchers took the remains they were permitted to use by the archaeological corporation, Bone Clones, which collects natural history artifacts, and proportioned them to the exact specifications a Sasquatch ought to be.
“They gave us permission to do a 3-D scan on a Neanderthal skeleton they found,” Meldrum said. “We compared that to the Patterson-Gimlin film. We had to widen the shoulders and increase the thickness in the torso. The hips are as wide as the shoulders; the body was built like a tank.”
The model skeleton used in the research was that of a Paranthropus boisei, another type of primate. According to several witnesses of possible Sasquatch sightings, the creature has no neck; this is why researchers analyzed these specific remains.
As it turns out, a Paranthropus boisei has a large jawline and chin, and therefore, covers the neck.
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James W
I believe in Satchmo. He made some really interesting sounds. 😉
JOHN E
Sweet …Sounds good
Karen C
Dr. Jeff Meldrum has been my favorite for along time. He’s so calm and diligent on the fact finging of the BIG GUY, all his work is very much appreciated…..
SANDRA E
That certainly is a big guy!
Leah G
I Have a ton of respect for Jeff Meldrum’s courage to stand up- often times alone in the scientific community-and seriously address the mounting evidence of the existence of Sasquatch.
Jane M
Jaw bone does hide neck
Diana A
Amazing and wonderful experiment. Incredible how he could use 3D to create this skeleton. But it still bothers me how the scientist believe everything had to travel here over the land bridge. Its so stupid to think that. Really! How could all my ancestors(California Indian descent), bigfoot and all the animals cross the land bridge at the same time. And how could they arrive at the southernest most point of South American with an intact culture? And Why? There was food where they were. I think we, as naturalized North americans should consider the fact that their was life here before the land bridge. Too constantly mix in the Yeti, Almasty, the Autralian biped is just too much info. Need to focus on the American Sasquatch. It is the most long lasting cultural story linked to this biped. Whenever someone studies bigfoot and gets some kind of funding, they automatically go to Yeti land. Thats not helping! Go to the native peoples here. It s like the bigfoot community just realized their were bigfoot petrogliphs. i think the big guys genetics will eventually prove the biped is an ancient American biped. Some Sasquatch probably traveled over the land bridge to see other sites since they are so good at traveling long distince. And that is why there is a cover up. Western society is too lazy to restudy or re-evaluate their theory.
michael n
Leah G and Diana A very valid points.
Seamus J. C
I’m no expert, but I think that the braincase looks too small, maybe because they used Paranthropus boisei as a model. You can see the small braincase clearly in an article linked to the original article, here: http://www.bigfootlunchclub.com/2015/12/dr-jeff-meldrum-explains-how-sasquatch.html I’m used to thinking of them as more human than hominid, more like an oversized neanderthal than an upright gorilla, although sketches of BF seem to go both ways. That they are hairy, huge humans might just be my romantic notion.
Becky W
Shoulders are not big enough