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Recent Examples of braincase
Believed to belong to a male, Skull 5 also has the smallest braincase of the five individuals.
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Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2016
Xuchang 2, while not as large, appears to have had a modern size braincase as well.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 2 Mar. 2017
In all, the researchers found the braincase, several vertebrae, teeth, claws and part of a jaw, which was enough to identify the find as a new species.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2016
More than 3 million years ago, the braincase of Australopithecus afarensis, likely the first fully bipedal hominin, was only slightly larger than a chimpanzee’s.
—Kenneth Miller, Discover Magazine, 20 Apr. 2020
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Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2016
Xuchang 2, while not as large, appears to have had a modern size braincase as well.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 2 Mar. 2017
In all, the researchers found the braincase, several vertebrae, teeth, claws and part of a jaw, which was enough to identify the find as a new species.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2016
More than 3 million years ago, the braincase of Australopithecus afarensis, likely the first fully bipedal hominin, was only slightly larger than a chimpanzee’s.
—Kenneth Miller, Discover Magazine, 20 Apr. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for braincase
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Additional skeletal remains in the possession of the University of Wisconsin were found to match the skull, however, leading to more evidence.Doha Madani, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Tiny sugar skulls: These little candies are enjoyed during the festivities.Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
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In 1985 researchers working in northern Kenya discovered a 2.5-million-year-old cranium of the robust australopith Paranthropus aethiopicus.Donald C. Johanson, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
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Woody Harrelson plays the McCain strategist/bouncer Steve Schmidt, all shoulders and gleaming cranium; Ed Harris plays a rambunctious, foulmouthed, wide-eyed McCain; and Julianne Moore, from a place of truly Strasbergian inwardness, plays Palin.James Parker, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2024
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Quince Mongolian Cashmere Ribbed Beanie $98 $30 Quince This supersoft cashmere beanie should help keep their noggin warm into next year.Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 1 Nov. 2024
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The best practices can be in your noggin and undertaken by hand, or in this case the meta-prompt will get the AI to do so on your behalf.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Another Vietnamese staple is banh mi, a crusty baguette typically filled with pork or chicken, pate, and pickled carrot and daikon radish.Catherine Garcia, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
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To help with this, Fortune says Boring Tunnel has installed license plate readers that close the gate if an unauthorized vehicle pate is scanned.Lawrence Hodge / Jalopnik, Quartz, 10 Oct. 2024
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Early results released shortly after the close of polls Tuesday night had more Santa Ana voters opposed than in favor of allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections and City Council raises.Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
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When do Indiana voting polls close today on Election Day 2024, Tuesday, Nov. 5? Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time throughout the state, according to in.gov.Rachel Barber, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Braincase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/braincase. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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