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The 8 pages that link to Foramen magnum, each with the reason it gives.

• BipedalismBroader topic: Its position beneath the skull is one anatomical clue to upright posture.

• SkullBroader topic: It connects the cranial cavity with the vertebral canal.

• AustralopithecusRelated: Its position helps assess how the head was balanced during bipedal posture.

• Taung ChildRelated: Its position in the Taung skull contributed to arguments about upright posture.

• Sahelanthropus tchadensisRelated: Its position in the skull has been used to assess whether Sahelanthropus held its head above an upright body.

• Cranial anatomyBroader topic: This major opening connects the cranial cavity with the vertebral canal.

• Chiari malformationRelated: Chiari malformation involves tissue extending through this opening.

• AustralopithecineRelated: Its position helps indicate how the head balanced over the body.