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. 2016 Jul 26;4:e2242. doi: 10.7717/peerj.2242

Table 1. Landmarks used in the geometric morphometric analysis of human craniofacial shape.

Coordinate data on these landmarks were collected by Baab (2007) and Baab et al. (2010). The landmarks chosen for the analysis performed here are a subset of those used by Baab et al. (2010), consisting mainly of facial landmarks. Landmark numbers and descriptions correspond to those in Baab (2007).

Landmark Number1
Alare (R, L) 13, 40
Alveolare 11
Anterior nasal spine 10
Anterior pterion (R, L) 24, 51
Basion 67
Bregma 5
Canine-P3 contact (R, L) 116, 125
Center of mandibular fossa (R, L) 97, 103
Dacryon (R, L) 16, 43
Distal M3 (R, L) 121, 130
Frontomalare orbitale (R, L) 20, 47
Frontomalare temporale (R, L) 19, 46
Frontosphenomalare (R, L) 23, 50
Frontotemporale (R, L) 35, 62
Glabella 7
Hormion 68
Incision 71
Inferior entoglenoid (R, L) 95, 101
Inferior zygotemporal suture (R, L) 72, 78
Infraorbital foramen (R, L) 12, 39
Inion 1
Jugale (R, L) 26, 53
Lambda 3
Lateral articular fossa (R, L) 96, 102
Lateral prosthion (R, L) 114, 123
Lingual canine margin (R, L) 124, 115
M1-M2 contact (R, L) 119, 128
M2-M3 contact (R, L) 120, 129
Malar root origin (R, L) 31, 58
Mid post-toral sulcus 6
Midline anterior palatine 70
Mid-torus inferior (R, L) 21, 48
Mid-torus superior (R, L) 22, 49
Nasion 8
Opisthion 66
Orbitale (R, L) 18, 45
P3-P4 contact (R, L) 117, 126
P4-M1 contact (R, L) 118, 127
Porion (R, L) 27, 54
Postglenoid (R, L) 94, 100
Rhinion 9
Root of zygomatic process (R, L) 32, 59
Spheno-palatine suture (R, L) 108, 112
Staphylion 69
Stephanion (R, L) 34, 61
Superior zygotemporal suture (R, L) 25, 52
Supraorbital notch (R, L) 17, 44
Temporo-sphenoid suture (R, L) 109, 113
Zygomaxillare (R, L) 14, 41
Zygoorbitale (R, L) 15, 42

Note:

1

Landmark numbers correspond to those in Baab (2007).