earliest evidence of true lambdoid craniosynostosis: the case of “Benjamina”, a Homo heidelbergensis child
Background The authors report the morphological and neuroimaging findings of an immature human fossil (Cranium 14) diagnosed with left lambdoid synostosis. Discussion The skull was recovered at the Sima de los Huesos site in Atapuerca (Burgos, Spain). Since the human fossil remains from this site ha...
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Published in | Child's nervous system Vol. 26; no. 6; pp. 723 - 727 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Berlin/Heidelberg
Berlin/Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag
01.06.2010
Springer-Verlag |
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Summary: | Background The authors report the morphological and neuroimaging findings of an immature human fossil (Cranium 14) diagnosed with left lambdoid synostosis. Discussion The skull was recovered at the Sima de los Huesos site in Atapuerca (Burgos, Spain). Since the human fossil remains from this site have been dated to a minimum age of 530,000 years, this skull represents the earliest evidence of craniosynostosis occurring in a hominid. A brief historical review of craniosynostosis and cranial deformation is provided. |
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Bibliography: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00381-010-1133-y ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 ObjectType-Article-2 ObjectType-Feature-1 |
ISSN: | 0256-7040 1433-0350 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00381-010-1133-y |