Sentences with phrase «braincase shapes»

Neubauer considers it unlikely that the gradual evolution of smaller faces with the same general skull shape altered braincase shapes.

The shape of the brain case was the first to change: the new skull has a braincase shaped like a typical H. erectus despite its small size.

Not exact matches

The inside surface of Jebel Irhoud braincases, which were long and low, has a distinctive shape that perhaps represents an early evolutionary step toward later humans» rounded skullcaps, suggests paleoanthropologist Chris Stringer.

The force you generate can cause it to swirl around and shift its shape inside the braincase.

Using CT scans of ancient and modern human skulls, the researchers created digital brain reconstructions, based on the shape of the inner surface of each skull's braincase.

The skull displays a modern - looking face, left, combined with a braincase, right, shaped like those of older, now - extinct Homo species.