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Technical report: A new method for endocranial reconstructions

Karen C. Ross, Walter Wilczynski, James W. Albert

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Abstract A new method for construction of nonpermanent cranial endocasts is described. Endocasts are constructed using skulls from which skullcaps were removed at necropsy and retained. The endocasting medium is dissolved gelatin, which is biodegradable and water soluble, allowing recovery of the endocast with no permanent alteration of the skull. These endocasts are suitable for estimating brain weights and evaluating gross brain morphology.

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Abstract A new method for construction of nonpermanent cranial endocasts is described. Endocasts are constructed using skulls from which skullcaps were removed at necropsy and retained. The endocasting medium is dissolved gelatin, which is biodegradable and water soluble, allowing recovery of the endocast with no permanent alteration of the skull. These endocasts are suitable for estimating brain weights and evaluating gross brain morphology.

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Abstract A new method for construction of nonpermanent cranial endocasts is described. Endocasts are constructed using skulls from which skullcaps were removed at necropsy and retained. The endocasting medium is dissolved gelatin, which is biodegradable and water soluble, allowing recovery of the endocast with no permanent alteration of the skull. These endocasts are suitable for estimating brain weights and evaluating gross brain morphology.

Key concepts: Endocast, Skull, Anatomy, Biology

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