The basicranium of Plio-Pleistocene hominids as an indicator of their upper respiratory systems

Our analyses of extant primates have shown that a relationship exists between the degree of flexion of the basicranium and the location of upper respiratory structures such as the larynx and pharynx (Laitman et al., 1978). Based upon these relationships, we have previously used the basicrania of lat...

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