Male and female skeleton identification

 

 

Male skeleton

Female skeleton

Glabella

Supra orbital ridge

Zygomatic arch

More prominent 

Less prominent 

Orbit

Chin

Square

Round

Pelvic brim (inlet)

Heart shape

Circular or elliptical
shape 

Pelvic cavity

Funnel shape
and conical

Round and broad 

Angle of body & ramus

of mandible (Gonion) 

Less obtuse (<125°),

prominent, everted

More obtuse (>125°),

not prominent, inverted

Subpubic angle 

V-shape,

sharp angle (70° to 75°)

U-shape,

broader angle (90° to 100°)

Greater sciatic notch

Small, narrow, deep

Large, wide, shallow 

Pre auricular sulcus

(Attachment of anterior

sacroiliac ligament)

Not frequent

More frequent

Ischial tuberosity

Inverted 

Everted, more
widely seprated 

Sacrum

Longer, narrower

Shorter, wider

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