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The space was replaced with swelling and cranial packing.
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David Freyne, Time, 7 Dec. 2025
The massive and systematic erasure of the subject’s corporeal or cranial profiles under the promises of collectivized universal freedom has suddenly acquired the features of the fascist unifier, if not yet worn with the pride of a helmet, then at least with that of an armband or a brassard.
—Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
The team used high-resolution 3D imaging (microCT scanning) to reconstruct brain shapes (cranial endocasts) from over three dozen species — including pterosaurs, Ixalerpeton, early dinosaurs, and modern birds/crocodiles.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025
The majority of pachycephalosaurid taxa are known exclusively from cranial remains.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
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David Freyne, Time, 7 Dec. 2025
The massive and systematic erasure of the subject’s corporeal or cranial profiles under the promises of collectivized universal freedom has suddenly acquired the features of the fascist unifier, if not yet worn with the pride of a helmet, then at least with that of an armband or a brassard.
—Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
The team used high-resolution 3D imaging (microCT scanning) to reconstruct brain shapes (cranial endocasts) from over three dozen species — including pterosaurs, Ixalerpeton, early dinosaurs, and modern birds/crocodiles.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025
The majority of pachycephalosaurid taxa are known exclusively from cranial remains.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Cranial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cranial. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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cranial
adjective
cra·ni·al
ˈkrā-nē-əl 
: of, relating to, or directed toward the skull or cranium
Medical Definition
cranial
adjective
cra·ni·al
ˈkrā-nē-əl
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