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. 2015 Jul 23;5:12408. doi: 10.1038/srep12408

Table 3. Unusual (mostly archaic) morphological traits of the LL1 cranium (metrical traits based on comparisons in Ref. 15).

1 Cranial sutures mostly obliterated
2 Thick vault (at bregma)
3 Conspicuous supraorbital, with a well developed glabella, and lacking the bipartite form
4 Marked postorbital constriction
5 Broad facial skeleton
6 Mid-face very flat (nasal root and piriform aperture)
7 Nasal bones superiorly very narrow
8 Zygomatic broad, strongly projecting anteriorly (marked alveolar prognathism)
9 Widely flaring zygomatics, angled such that inferior part lies lateral to superior part
10 Anterior masseter attachment marked by broad and deep sulcus
11 Very wide orbits
12 Broad piriform aperture
13 Absence of canine fossa: zygomatic process flat
14 Small zygomatic tubercle
15 Zygomatic tubercle in-line with lateral orbital pillar (anterior view)
16 Interorbital relatively broad
17 Palate broad and shallow, with a prominent anterior shelf
18 Large P4 crown
19 Large M1 crown