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hominid). Teeth identified as Ldm2 and dm’ not
primate.
Another set of upper teeth identified as from R
side (partial I, C1 and PI, and a complete MI), plus
LC1, P2, and MI. I fragment probably from a C. Cs
had probably just erupted; were probably deciduous,
with crisp mesial and longer distal edges, both termi-
nating in modest margocristae lingually, with shallow
foveae below. Broken RP1 crown highly cuspulated;
paracone low with subequally long and divergent
mesial and distal edges. LP2 highly cuspulated, with
low, subequal in size protocone (slightly mesially
placed) and paracone (centrally situated). Massive Mls
long m/d; buccal cusps slightly and lingual cusps more
centrally placed. Thick preprotocrista goes completely
around buccal side of metacone; thick postcingulum
goes to d/l slightly swollen hypocone.
Other teeth identified as LI,, C1, PI, and MI, and
RI, and R12. Crown of I, thin and short with shallow
lingual curve. C1 crown probably deciduous. P1 actu-
ally RP2, similar to RP2 described above. Ml long,
with distinct, bulbous cusps (as in uppers), short
hypocristid connecting hypoconulid with entoconid,
deep, short trigonid basin, and posterior fovea.OH 41. Upper L probable M1. Quite worn, thick
postcingulum swells lingually, quite peripherally
placed cusps.OH 42. Worn fragment of RP3.OH 7 Morph (includes OH 4,12,27,63)
OH 4. Three isolated teeth: lower R incisor;
fragment of very large-rooted molar; worn LM, in a
piece of mandible. LM, with metastylid, wedge-
shaped paracristid, centrally shifted buccal cusps, and
slight traces of cingulid on faces of metaconid and
hypoconid.OH 7. Two partial parietals, each reconstructed
from numerous fragments, of different weight and
color; bones thin. Also crushed, distorted, rather small
mandible, lacking rami and inferior parts of corpora.
Also lacks RM2 and 3 and LM2. Cranial pieces and
mandible both probably from adult.Cranial Fragments. Reconstructed as two partial
parietals from numerous fragments, of different
weight and color. Bones quite thin, but not unusually
so for an adult of this size (sutures not as typical for
juveniles),
Large parietal piece, from L side, runs from coro-
nal back to lambdoid suture; has parts of sagittal,
squamous, and parietomastoid sutures. Complete, this
parietal would not have been very long. In rear out-
line, a long, flat slope comes off sagittal suture, then
moderate curve down to squamous suture. Orienting
squamous suture vertically (in presumed anatomical
position), slope off sagittal suture longer than slope
down to squamous suture. Temporal line low but dis-
tinct; lies quite far up side of vault, on more horizontal
portion of parietal; only gently arced (would have
been higher more anteriorly on frontal). Squamous
suture forms low, long arc; runs almost directly into
parietomastoid suture. Parietal notch very poorly de-
fined; region thickened and with oblique angle to it
(thus its temporal counterpart would also have been
obliquely oriented). Behind and below what was prob-
ably a low supramastoid crest, parietomastoid suture
was also obliquely oriented. Lambdoid suture moder-
ately denticulate; rises quite steeply from position of
asterion. Sagittal suture had begun to fuse; was appar-
ently moderately denticulate. Coronal suture appears
to have had two parts, accentuating the inner table
layer its medial half, outer table layer in its lateral half.
Note of caution: It is likely that the fragment
containing the lambdoid segment, which is a differ-
ent color from the rest of the bone, is not associated
with the rest. If so, this would explain the different
angulation relative to the squamosal suture of the
small posterior fragment and the larger anterior
piece. Also, if the structure that appears to be a
supramastoid crest really is one, then the temporal
lines should be arcing down toward it rather than
running backward behind it. Furthermore, on the
smaller posterior fragment there is an impression for
a meningeal vessel. Since this fragment does have a
parietomastoid suture, this individual presumably had
its foramen spinosum in the temporal.
The second, smaller parietal piece is also com-
posed of pieces of varying color, often with undefini-
tive contacts. Viewed from behind, it curves differently
from the larger parietal. This smaller piece has a short,
distinctly steeper slope coming off the sagittal suture,
and a taller, more vertical side wall. This smaller piece
has been described as the R counterpart to the other
piece, but could just as easily be from L side. Indeed,
the juncture of the sagittal suture with the suture that
lies at right angles to it is very sharp, and looks more
like a contribution to bregma than to lambda. Also, at
the sutural junction there appears to be the edge of the