cranium
Example Sentences
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"Using high-tech scanning, this time we were able to create comprehensive new digital images of the external and internal cranium, showcasing the complexity of the brain cavity of this fascinating lungfish," she says.
From Science Daily
"And yet it preserves a highly derived cranium with unexpected anatomical innovations."
From Science Daily
The final stage involved "attaching" the reconstructed face to the braincase to create a mostly complete cranium.
From Science Daily
Humans evolved wisdom teeth to better grind down hard foods like raw plants, tough meats and nuts, but as our diets became softer and our brains bigger, our species developed larger craniums and smaller jaws.
From Salon
The creature’s cranium was like a dark cave with no exit!
From Literature
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