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More recently, Spoor and Leakey applied 3D morphometric methods to compare Kenyanthropus’s upper jaw with those of a half-dozen other hominins, and convinced many researchers to take it seriously as a separate species.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 3, 2024

They did a 3D morphometric analysis of developmental differences in the upper jaw bones of A. afarensis, A. deyiremeda, and K. platyops, highlighting the methodological advances in the field since Lucy was found.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 3, 2024

Instead, they turned to what's known as morphometric analysis, or studying the specific shape and angles of the skull and teeth.

From National Geographic • Jun. 21, 2018

Before Moratelli could take that step, however, he had to collect morphometric data — precise measurements of the skull and post-cranial skeleton — from other specimens.

From Nature • Feb. 17, 2015

The coloration and morphometric and structural characters of the type of planiceps all fall within the range of variation displayed by series of O. taurinus from the upper Amazon Basin.

From A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus by Duellman, William E.