Table 3a.
Quantification of closure per suture site for all crania studied. Percentage of crania scoring 1 (open) or 4 (closed) for each suture and evaluation of overall closure exhibited at a given site
| Cranial suture site | % open (score 1) | % closed (score 4) | % closure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandibular symphysis | 62 | 0 | 27 |
| Interpremaxillary | 48 | 0 | 32 |
| Premaxillo-maxillary (v) | 55 | 0 | 28 |
| Intermaxillary | 19 | 3 | 40 |
| Maxillo-palatine (v) | 19 | 0 | 41 |
| Interpalatine | 0 | 13 | 81 |
| Pterygo-palate | 45 | 0 | 34 |
| Palate-alisphenoid | 26 | 0 | 41 |
| Basispheno-basioccipital | 10 | 0 | 43 |
| Basispheno-presphenoid | 6 | 3 | 66 |
| Alispheno-squamosal | 22 | 0 | 37 |
| Alispheno-orbitosphenoid | 3 | 0 | 52 |
| Orbitospheno-frontal | 6 | 0 | 43 |
| Palato-orbitosphenoid | 0 | 13 | 68 |
| Maxillo-lacrimal (o) | 16 | 16 | 55 |
| Jugo-squamosal | 68 | 0 | 27 |
| Lacrimo-frontal (o) | 23 | 3 | 49 |
| Lacrimo-frontal (f) | 46 | 3 | 41 |
| Jugo-frontal | 42 | 3 | 42 |
| Maxillo-jugal | 74 | 0 | 28 |
| Premaxillo-maxillary (f) | 45 | 0 | 29 |
| Premaxillo-nasal | 81 | 0 | 26 |
| Internasal | 52 | 0 | 30 |
| Naso-frontal | 71 | 0 | 28 |
| Interfrontal | 3 | 3 | 46 |
| Fronto-parietal | 26 | 0 | 37 |
| Interparietal | 0 | 29 | 86 |
| Fronto-squamosal | 26 | 0 | 38 |
| Parieto-squamosal | 45 | 0 | 35 |
| Supraoccipito-parietal | 32 | 0 | 39 |
| Supraoccipito-squamosal | 45 | 0 | 34 |
| Exoccipito-squamosal | 49 | 0 | 34 |
| Exoccipito-supraoccipital | 0 | 19 | 84 |
| Exoccipito-basioccipital | 0 | 26 | 87 |