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Inheritance of sutural pattern at the pterion in Rhesus monkey skulls.
The anatomical record. Part A, Discoveries in molecular, cellular, and evolutionary biology - 1 Oct 2006
Wang Qian, Opperman Lynne A, Havill Lorena M, Carlson David S, Dechow Paul C
Abstract excerpt
Five of the bones that characteristically comprise the cranial vault articulate on the lateral aspect of the skull at or near the cephalometric landmark referred to as the pterion. The pattern of articulation in the sutures associated with these bones varies among and within primate species and has been used as a criterion for classification in taxonomic studies, as well as in archeological and forensic studies....
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