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Cranium

Cranium

The bones of the skull which contain the brain, the brain case The part of the skull that encloses the brain.The skull in vertebrate animals protecting the [[brain.


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Hobbit Skull Comparison Software's Unexpected Result.

... ranging from 94,000 to 13,000 years ago.[4] Descriptions of the remains were first published in October 2004.[1][2] To date, the only complete cranium is that of LB1. The discoverers (anthropologists Peter Brown, Michael Morwood and their colleagues) have argued that a variety of features, ...

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by GaryGaulin
Wed May 06, 2009 7:22 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Hobbit Skull Comparison Software's Unexpected Result.
Replies: 10
Views: 2584

Future Human Evolution

... We can also see that nose top to bottom ratio remain unchanged. Above the eye sockets is from what I can see is a Dolly Parton proportioned cranium to go with the wide mouth. Since artist reconstructions (like on website skull picture is from) take such creative liberties towards showing ...

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by GaryGaulin
Sat May 02, 2009 9:21 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Future Human Evolution
Replies: 41
Views: 5601

brain size

... this is because of swelling, not an actual increase in the brain size. Actually, the swelling caused by excess cerebrospinal fluid inside the cranium diminishes the brain size. About other causes of "big heads" for backward babies I'm not sure of. Maybe in some cases the head just ...

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by biohazard
Sat Dec 13, 2008 6:27 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: brain size
Replies: 3
Views: 610

Re: Brain size=IQ level theory (Blacks vs Whites & Asians)

... features he considered primitive, including smaller brains, thicker skulls, simpler cranial sutures, larger jaws, preeminence of the face over the cranium, a low and narrow forehead, long arms, and large ears. Lombroso also examined African tribes in the Upper Nile region finding so many of these ...

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by TJJ
Fri May 16, 2008 12:13 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Brain size=IQ level theory (Blacks vs Whites & Asians)
Replies: 18
Views: 12457

The Axial Skeleton Helllllp!!??

You need to look at the floor of the cranial cavity from the above view. One more hint. The bone helps form the base of the cranium.

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by MichaelXY
Fri Feb 22, 2008 5:25 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Axial Skeleton Helllllp!!??
Replies: 11
Views: 2713
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