as in skull
the case of bone that encloses the brain and supports the jaws of vertebrates the cranium of a Neanderthal is striking for its brow ridges

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Recent Examples on the Web Where is my body while my floating cranium hosts ‘Neon Dimension’? Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 July 2024 And a hominin cranium was found in 2002 in a travertine quarry in southwestern Turkey. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 18 Apr. 2024 In the past, researchers have also uncovered the cranium of a Neanderthal female, featuring 35 similar incisions. Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2024 The fossils include a partial frontal bone, including brow ridge, from the cranium, and the shaft of a shin bone, from Tam Pà Ling, a cave in northern Laos. Ryan McRae, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for cranium 

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“Cranium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cranium. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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