Krantz pointed out the tremendous width of the creature's shoulders, which ( after deducting 1 " for hair ) he estimated at 28.2 inches, or 35.1 % of its full standing height of 78 ", or a higher percentage of its 72 " " walking height, " which was a bit stooped, crouched, and sunk into the sand.
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Grieve concluded the figure in the Patterson film revealed " an estimated standing height for the subject of not more than . " He notes that a tall human is consistent with the figure's height but also notes that for a tall human " [ t ] he shoulder breadth however would be difficult to achieve without giving an unnatural appearance to the arm swing and shoulder contours ."
