endocast
AmericanEtymology
Origin of endocast
First recorded in 1945–50; endo(cranial) ( def. ) + cast ( def. )
Example Sentences
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At left, endocast of Diplodocus compared with, at right, facial nerve distribution in an elephant embryo.
From Scientific American • Nov. 20, 2012
"The proportions of the endocast are completely irrelevant to allocating this fossil to the floresiensis species," he says.
From Scientific American • Aug. 8, 2011
"We ran a version of this study with CT data that were far more accurate than any data that could be collected from that distorted endocast."
From Scientific American • Aug. 8, 2011
"We had the opportunity to work with the Homo floresiensis endocast that this team used and passed it by because it was in such poor shape," she says.
From Scientific American • Aug. 8, 2011
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