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will be discussed collectively. HFT5 5 5/6: comprises
four fragments of parietal, quite thick-boned frag-
ments; also parts of sagittal and lambdoid sutures,
quite deeply denticulated. Different mineralization
from the rest.
Jaws small and gracile, with small teeth. Corpus
was very s/i short, thinning markedly toward inferior
margin below long submandibular fossa. Front of jaw
not very tall s/i. Corpora variably divergent from mid-
line. Low midline keel descends from below I region
and fans out laterally, becoming more protrusive infe-
riorly. On both sides of keel, just below I roots, lies a
slight depression. Modest thickening below region of
I2 is preserved on L inferior margin. Mental foramen
relatively large and lies midway down between
P2-M1. M3 obscured laterally by anterior margin of
ramus; there may be a slight preangular sulcus. Ramus
very long a/p, and not very tall s/i. Posterior margin of
ramus leans only slightly back from vertical. Coronoid
process short, alp broad, and superiorly peaked; did
not project above level of condyle. Coronoid process
and condyle separated by a moderately long, variably
deep sigmoid notch. Notch deepest just anterior to its
midpoint. Sigmoid notch crest runs lateral to mid-
point of condyle (but not fully laterally). Condyle flat
posteriorly and gently arced coronally. Medial portion
of condyle more extensive than lateral part. Gonial
region rounded and may be slightly inwardly in-
flected; its internal and external surfaces are largely
devoid of muscle markings, but a very faint genial
tubercle may be present somewhat above inferior
margin. Angle in both T1 and T2 suggests male sex.
Internally, the very short, somewhat steep postincisal
plane extends almost halfway down inner surface of
symphyseal region; immediately below, bone thins
markedly to inferior border. Internally, a rather thick,
low crest runs down and back from near tip of coro-
noid process. Crest fans out just superior and anterior
to compressed mandibular foramen; anterior side of
crest runs down and into unpronounced internal
alveolar region. Lingula short and stout; possibly also
protrusive posteriorly and superiorly. Mylohyoid
notch may lie at base of lingula. Distinct mylohyoid
groove runs down and steeply forward from lingula or
mylohyoid notch.Roots of anterior teeth apparently were thin and
short. P2 longer m/d lingually than buccally; lingual
side distended internally by small cuspulid between
large, mesially positioned metaconid and thick termi-
nus of postcingulid. Protoconid low and centrally
placed. P2 root single, robust, and quite compressed
m/d. Broken M1 has a very small pulp cavity; much of
remaining enamel damaged, but there appears to have
been some wrinkling. Roots not very divergent. M2
larger m/d than Ml would have been. Trigonid basin
distinct but b/l truncated. Hypoconulid small and
slightly buccally shifted. Buccal and lingual cusps
somewhat internally placed and lie opposite one an-
other. Protoconid swollen buccally. Distal cusps much
larger than mesial cusps. Remnants of centroconid sug-
gest crown may have been somewhat wrinkled. Roots
less splayed than in M1. Ovoid M3 deeply wrinkled
with small, somewhat centrally placed hypoconulid and
no evidence of trigonid basin. M3 buccal and lingual
cusps lie opposite one another; protoconid/metaconid
pair is noticeably larger than hypoconid/entoconid pair.
Hypoconulid may be distally distended. Roots barely
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