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and highly arched; the anterior nasal opening is continuous with the 

 alveolar margin, and there is scarcely any size to the nasal spine. 

 The canine fossa is filled out rather than sunken in, as in the ma- 

 jority of these skulls. 



Norma Verticalis. — Long and narrow, widest throughout the 

 parietal eminences. The frontal eminences are not largely developed. 

 The anterior external angle of the frontal bone is very heavy, and 

 projects to an unusual degree, ph;enozygous. 



Norma Posterior. — Pentagonal in form with rounded angles and 

 converging sides. 



Norma Lateralis. — The deep depression at nasion is striking, 

 owing to the prominent development of the glabella. The curve 

 from ophryon to obelion is very gradual, with a flattening at the 

 region of bregma. The alveolar arch is short, and the prognathism 

 is not as marked as it is in some of the other crania. Right pterion 

 is in K. 



Norma Inferior. — Foramen magnum of elliptical form, measures 

 39x31 mm., with the plane directed slightly backwards. Basilar 

 process narrow and short. 



Sutures. — Coronal practically a straight line; the sagittal and 

 lambdoidal are coarsely serrated. There is a large irregularly sized 

 wormian bone just to the left of lambda, and another in the left lamb- 

 doidal just above asterion. 



Processes. — Mastoids massive and rough, but not long. Inner 

 and outer pterygoid plates small with very slight pterygoid notch. 

 The mandibular condyles are very broad, measuring 32 mm. 



Muscular Impressions. — Of slight development for a male skull 

 of such large size. The external occipital protuberance is fairly well 

 indicated, but the occipital lines are scarcely distinguishable. 



NO. 40,609. — Cranium of adult male, of small cranial capacity — 

 1,275 cc -> Dut massive, and of considerable weight — 1 pound 13 

 ounces. The lachrymal of the right side and the entire inner side of 

 the left orbital cavity, together with the turbinals and vomer, have 

 been destroyed. Both right and left third molars have disappeared, 

 and their alveoli are completely destroyed. All the other teeth, 

 except the upper and lower incisors, are in situ, and show very little 

 evidence of wear. The incisor alveoli are all in perfect condition. 



Norma Frontalis. — Glabella of enormous size, superciliary ridges 

 strongly marked; orbits quadrilateral in form; nasal bones of large 

 size and heavily arched, nasal openings fossa-like, with diminutive 



