BASE OF THE SKULL

_Glenoid fossæ._—In general the glenoid fossæ of the Indian skulls

resemble those among the whites, but there is considerable individual

variation, particularly in spaciousness of the hollows. Among the 22

Munsee crania, in 14 the fossæ are of ordinary form and of about medium

dimensions; in one they are narrow antero-posteriorly, in 4 wide; in

1 case their axis is decidedly oblique, and in 2 the fossæ differ

in depth on the two sides. The wide fossæ are more frequent in the

females.

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