You are a forensic scientist who has just been given a skeleton to examine. You need to determine if the victim was male or female. Which of the following characteristics of the pelvic girdle are consistent with the police hypothesis that the victim was female?
A) heart shaped pelvic inlet
B) a sub-pubic angle greater than 90 degrees
C) Sacral promontory projects anteriorly
D) Ischial tuberosities are turned medially.
E) Ischial spines are relatively close together.

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The sub-pubic angle greater than 90 degrees is a characteristic feature of the female pelvis, indicating a wider space for childbirth.

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