endocast
Sign in to savethumb|right|A natural endocast of the brain of the Taung Child, a young [[Australopithecus africanus, with the facial portion of the skull attached]] An endocast is the internal cast of a hollow object, often referring to the cranial vault in the study of brain development in humans and other organisms. Endocasts can be artificially made for examining the properties of a hollow, inaccessible space, or they may occur naturally through fossilization.
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- Cranial endocasts
- Artificial casts
- Natural endocasts
- Endocasts of other hollows
- References
thumb|right|A natural endocast of the brain of the Taung Child, a young [[Australopithecus africanus, with the facial portion of the skull attached]] An endocast is the internal cast of a hollow object, often referring to the cranial vault in the study of brain development in humans and other organisms. Endocasts can be artificially made for examining the properties of a hollow, inaccessible space, or they may occur naturally through fossilization.
==Cranial endocasts== thumb|right|Digital cranial endocast of Acrocanthosaurus, an early [[Cretaceous theropod]]