390 CRANIA FROM THE MOUNDS OF FLORIDA. 



conceptacula. — Sconce 88 mm. wide. — Teeth were all in position during life. They 

 •closely resemble those of No. 1,783, Moore series. Upper molars 4-3J-3. 



The skull is exceptional for the obliteration of the sutures of the vertex, yet 

 the teeth are but little worn. Skull prognathic 13 mm. Middle turbinated bone with 

 marked sulci visible from in front. The narrow malar bone recalls No. 557, Pawnee. 



1.448 $, Shoshoni. Aged 50 years, — archencephalic. Fragmentary. . 

 Glabella and supra-orbital ridge prominent. — Nasal bones mutilated; frontal 



part projecting 3 mm. above the maxillary. — Nasal vestibule analophic. — Hard 

 palate hyperbolic. — Sphenoido-tympanic fissure not overlapped by the spinous process. 

 — Foramen lacerum medium nearly closed laterally, open medianly. — Sagitta carinate. 

 — Malar bone with large marginal process; the bone enters the spheno-maxillary 

 fissure ; distinct suture-trace. — Skull rests on. conceptacula, — Sconce 99 mm. — The 

 skull is very heavy and massive. 



1.449 ?, Shoshoni. Aged 30 years, — stenocephalia 



Glabella and supra-orbital ridges small, 2 mm.; outer half of orbital margin much 

 inclined. — Nasal bones 26 mm. long; frontal portion nil ; maxillo-premaxillary por- 

 tion 26 mm.; radix 5 mm., 40° ; salient 21 mm., 41°. Nasal vestibule macrolophic ; 

 spine simple, marked, spinal ridge trenchant limiting margin of anterior nasal aper- 

 ture ; vomer overriding incisor-crest. No incisor eminence or alveolar line. 

 Sei)tum markedly deflected to the left. — Hard palate parabolic. — Foramen lacerum 

 medium open. — Petrosa not inflated. Spinous process enormous, overlapping sphe- 

 noido-tympanic process. — The temporal ridge markedly interrupted at stephanion. 

 The lambdoidal suture near asterion, harmonic. Malar bone without marginal pro- 

 cess ; the bone not in the very narrow spheno-maxillary fissure ; no suture-trace. — 

 Skull rests on the conceptacula. — Sconce 110 mm. — Teeth, excepting one molar, have 

 been lost posthumously. The permanent canines and lateral incisors have never 

 been erupted. Two teeth are encysted in the hard palate back of the incisor range. 



The lambda occupied by a Wormian (interparietal) bone. The skull is very 

 small and ovoid, yet well filled. The modern characters of this interesting skull are 

 everywhere evident. 



1,837 ?, Moqui. Aged 60 years, — subglobular. Occiput artificially deformed. 



Glabella none, supra-orbital ridge rudimentary ; orbital border at outer half . 

 scarcely inclined. — Nasal bone, 23 mm. long ; frontal part, 3 mm. long ; maxillary 

 part 16 mm.; premaxillary part 3 mm. — Nasal vestibule microlophic ; incisor emi- 

 nence small. Alveolar line trenchant, limiting the anterior nasal aperture inferiorly ; 

 alveolus 12 mm. — Hard palate hyperbolic ; choanas with base scarcely broader than 

 apex. — Spinous foramen imperfect. — Sphenoido-tympanic fissure overlapped. Petrosa 

 inflated, left most marked. — Foramen lacerum medium open. — Temporal ridge 

 faint. Lambdoidal harmonic near asterion. — Malar bone marginal process none ; 

 bone enters into spheno-maxillary fissure ; suture-trace present. 



