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The temporal ridges (lines) above are not strongly marked and do not 

 approach close to the sagittal suture. The mastoids are remarkably 

 moderate for a male skull and one of this size, approaching in this 

 respect the earlier primate forms. The digastric groove beneath is 



Fig. 24.— The La Qiapelle skull, and comparison of the outline of its norma 

 superior with that of other Neanderthal skulls. (After Bouie.) 



broad, as in other Neanderthalers. The bones of the vault, seen well 

 through a large defect in the upper part of the left parietal, are not 

 as thick as in the Neanderthal skull, but are about one-fifth stouter 

 than they are in average white male skulls of today ; the jxirictal 

 measures 6 to 8 mm., the frontal squama 8 mm. 



llic base. — The base is considerably damaged. It was evidently 

 rather flat. The foramen magnum is large, situated relatively .slightly 



