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More model informationThe cranium is the protective bony structure that encases the brain in vertebrates. This bony structure shields the brain from injury and supports essential facial features, like eyes and nasal passages. Sutures, or joints, permit flexibility in growth and development. In deer, the cranium includes antler attachment points in males.
It was scanned with an Artec Spider by undergraduate students from the Maastricht Science Programme at the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Maastricht University.
Maffei, M. D., Klimstra, W. D., & Wilmers, T. J. (1988). Cranial and mandibular characteristics of the Key deer (Odocoileus virginianus clavium). Journal of mammalogy, 69(2), 403-407.
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