- is only
loosely joined, and the
endocranial elements do not form a unit with the
skull roof. An
endocast or
endocranial cast is a cast made of the mold...
- imaging. A more
accurate way of
measuring cranial capacity, is to make an
endocranial cast and
measure the
amount of
water the cast displaces. In the past...
-
study of
brain evolution by
analysis of
brain endocasts to
determine endocranial traits and volumes.
Considered a
subdivision of neuroscience, paleoneurobiology...
- An
endocast is the
internal cast of a
hollow object,
often referring to the
cranial vault in the
study of
brain development in
humans and
other organisms...
- Paleontology, biology, archaeology, and
paleoneurobiology combine to
study endocranial casts (endocasts) of
species related to
humans to
clarify the evolution...
-
Vincelestes neuqueni**** (Theriiformes) and its
Relevance to the
Evolution of
Endocranial Characters in Therians". The
Anatomical Record:
Advances in Integrative...
-
modern human brain with an
endocranial volume average of 466 cc (28.4 cu in).
Although this is more than the
average endocranial volume of
chimpanzee brains...
- the
large brain, a
distinguishing characteristic of this group. The
endocranial volume (the
volume within the skull) is
three times greater in humans...
- back of the skull) do not meet
along the
midline on the
floor of the
endocranial cavity, the
inner space of the
braincase In the pelvis, the proximal...
- to size adaptations.
Several complete skulls of
Glyptodon enable the
endocranial anatomy to be analyzed, as well as
compared to
other well-preserved taxa...
