Sentence examples for braincase from inspiring English sources

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Homo habilis, the purported species reckoned closest to mankind's australopithecine ancestors, has a braincase of these sorts of dimensions.

The braincase was extremely small.

In short, the only part of a snake's skull incapable of movement is the braincase.

Although the braincase of ER 1805 is close to 600 cc (36.6 cubic inches) in volume and is thus expanded moderately beyond the size expected in Australopithecus, a bony crest runs along the top of the skull.

The most remarkable aspect of this skull is the broadness and flatness of its face something previously associated with much more recent hominins in conjunction with a smaller, ape-sized braincase.

Cutting through the detail, what they found was that the fossils' faces and dentitions were Neanderthal-like, with projecting noses, more spacious jaws and big front teeth, but that their braincases (and so, presumably, their brains) were not.

Some braincases are considerably smaller, and it is frequently suggested that this variation is one of the differences between males and females (sexual dimorphism), the larger skulls being ascribed to males.

Brain size gradually increased to reach modern human volumes relative to body mass, although Neanderthal brains and braincases tended to be somewhat longer and lower than those of modern humans.

Braincases became more elevated and rounded but not larger.

They had small (ape-sized) braincases and rather protruding faces.