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Garlanded bucrania on a frieze from the Samothrace temple complex Bucranium on the frieze of the Temple of Vespasian and Titus in Rome.. Bucranium (pl. bucrania; from Latin būcrānium, from Ancient Greek βουκράνιον (boukránion) ' ox's head ', referring to the skull of an ox) was a form of carved decoration commonly used in Classical architecture.
A skull diagram of D. magnicornis by Douthitt (1917), whose identifications of skull bones closely match those of modern sources. The most distinctive features of this genus and its closest relatives were a pair of long protrusions or horns at the rear of the skull, giving the head a boomerang-like shape.
An adult P. neimongoliensis was probably smaller than P. mongoliensis, with a proportionately longer skull and tail. [27] P. ordosensis can be distinguished by numerous features of the jugals, which have very prominent 'horns'. [17] It is also the smallest known species. One adult skull measures only 9.5 centimeters (3.75 in) in length. [27]
A newfound fossil of a jawless fish is the oldest known vertebrate cranium preserved in 3D. The 455 million-year-old find could illuminate how vertebrate heads evolved.
The plastered skulls represent some of the earliest forms of burial practices in the southern Levant. During the Neolithic period, the deceased were often buried under the floors of their homes. [7] In other words, a plaster skull sometimes went under a plaster floor. Sometimes the skull was removed and its cavities filled with plaster and painted.
The skull of the type species, P. andrewsi, had an average total length of nearly 50 cm (500 mm). On the other hand P. hellenikorhinus had a total skull length of about 70 cm (700 mm). The rear of the skull gave form to a pronounced neck frill (also known as "parietal frill") mostly composed of the parietal and squamosal bones. The exact size ...
Archeologists in Iowa believe they have unearthed an ancient mastodon skull dating back to when the first humans were roaming the Earth.. Discovered in the southern part of the state, the find is ...
The occipital bun pointed out on a Neanderthal skull. The occipital bun is a protuberance of the occipital bone. Its size and shape has been compared to that of a dinner roll. It is a quintessential trait of Neanderthals, though it is a trend in archaic Homo species. The true purpose of the occipital bun has not yet been defined. [3]