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To: King Prout
. . . the "cranium" technically includes every bone north of the Atlas.

Depends on your source. Some make a distinction between cranial (8) and facial (14) bones. If it is any consolation, I'll happily concede that my cranium, and that of this find, and those of the people in Ethiopia all have 22 bones.

154 posted on 03/24/2006 4:58:09 PM PST by Fester Chugabrew
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To: Fester Chugabrew
Depends on your source. Some make a distinction between cranial (8) and facial (14) bones. If it is any consolation, I'll happily concede that my cranium, and that of this find, and those of the people in Ethiopia all have 22 bones.

Fester, you are right. I looked it up and some sources do limit the term "cranium" to the eight bones housing the brain, while others include everything except the mandible.

Another term which may be more precise is "calvarium." As far as I remember and as a google search suggests, this is limited to the braincase.

See, if I have not cited something entirely correctly I am more than willing to correct a mistake.

Now, about that global flood business of yours... ?

190 posted on 03/24/2006 5:22:14 PM PST by Coyoteman (I love the sound of beta decay in the morning!)
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