DALI 409
anterior to foramen magnum. Basiocciput curves mod-
erately strongly from side to side; external surface is es-
sentially featureless. In cross section, basiocciput thins
markedly toward foramen magnum.
Two medium-sized Wormian bones lie near
lambda. All three cranial vault sutures appear to have
been unsegmented; they were uniformly and finely
interdigitated, shallowest along coronal suture.
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