basicranial
Britishadjective
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The development of the basicranial region, the base of the skull where it joins the bones of the neck, was key in the evolution of Homo sapiens, as we developed a highly flexed skull base that allowed our increased brain size.
From Science Daily
The changes in the Tbx1-knockout mice were reminiscent of the known basicranial morphology of Neanderthals.
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A combining form, especially in anatomical and botanical words, to indicate the base or position at or near a base; forming a base; as, basibranchials, the most ventral of the cartilages or bones of the branchial arches; basicranial, situated at the base of the cranium; basifacial, basitemporal, etc.
From Project Gutenberg
N. m. scopulorum differs from inopinata also in paler upper incisors and less prominent basicranial ridges.
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The length of the basicranial axis as to this length, or, in other words, the proportional length of the line 'g h' to that of 'a b' taken as 100, in the three skulls, is as follows:—Beaver 70 to 100; Lemur 119 to 100; Baboon 144 to 100.
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