Midtarsal break
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“Midtarsal break” is a term referencing a proposed feature of sasquatch foot morphology.
The human foot features a fixed longitudinal arch. Grover Krantz (1992) states that “a truly arched foot cannot leave a flat imprint under any circumstance” (p. 28). In contrast, according to some anatomical authorities (G. Krantz, Jeff Meldrum), the sasquatch foot apparently lacks a fixed arch; it is flat and flexible. The high degree of flexibility at the middle of the foot, as inferred from examination of sasquatch footprints and casts, is attributed to a transverse tarsal joint, the midtarsal break. This kind of mid-foot flexibility is characteristic of the great apes.
The midtarsal break is evidenced inside most alleged sasquatch footprints as a pressure ridge, a mound of substrate, located just behind the foot’s midpoint.
[edit] References
- Krantz, Grover S. 1992. Big Footprints: A Scientific Inquiry Into the Reality of Sasquatch. Johnson Books, Boulder, CO.
- Krantz, Grover S. 1999. Bigfoot Sasquatch: Evidence. Hancock House Pub. This is the revised edition of his 1992 book.
- Part I of Jeff Meldrum's presentation about the midtarsal break at the Texas Bigfoot Conference. The podcast series was produced by Rick Noll.
