Skulls of living whales and dolphins (cetaceans) are telescoped—bones of the skull roof are
overlapped by expanded facial bones and/or anteriorly extended occipital bones. Evolution …

Biarmosuchia is a clade of basal therapsids that includes forms possessing plesiomorphic
'pelycosaurian'cranial characters as well as the highly derived Burnetiamorpha which are …

The co-occurrence of a bregmatic bone and metopism is an extremely rare finding. In the
present study we investigate, compare, and describe this uncommon combination in two …

The persistent metopic suture is an anatomic variation related to a specific skull
configuration. Data on the proportionality of the neurocranium and the occurrence of …

CT-based quantitative analysis of any ossification center in the cranium has not previously
been carried out due to the limited availability of human fetal material. Detailed …

This study aimed to compare the nasofrontal region in metopic and non-metopic cranial
series and to assess whether the persistent metopic suture is related to a specific …

Developmental variations in the cranial vault arise during early ontogenesis due to
premature or delayed suture closure, non-union between the normal ossification centers …

The majority of researchers use cranial and infracranial non-metric traits as separate entities
in their investigations of the past populations. We decided to focus our investigation on the …

Brain injury—the younger the patient—the more plagued and trouble from neglect and
difficulties with logical separation of physical and psychological trauma. Whereof …

This PhD research is focussed on the evolution and cranial anatomy of the earliest
therapsids. The Therapsida is a paraphyletic group of land tetrapods that lived mostly during …