braincase
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The final stage involved "attaching" the reconstructed face to the braincase to create a mostly complete cranium.
From Science Daily • Dec. 16, 2025
As the researchers write at one point, despite losing part of the palate and braincase, "the remainder of the skull is well-preserved, even showing a full arrangement of palpebral ossicles in place."
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2024
Homo heidelbergensis possessed a large browridge and a bigger braincase and flatter face than earlier hominins - species on the human evolutionary lineage.
From Reuters • Sep. 20, 2023
Software then virtually reconstructed the skull in the computer, so the scientists could view the interior of the braincase and model what the organ within would have looked like.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 27, 2022
Inside his braincase sensations were being reviewed, evaluated, before any official reaction was given.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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