Homo sapiens, SW American Indian bound skull DilophosaurusCradle flattened skull. This skull is an extreme example of binding and elongation. Cranial binding is the shaping of the skull when a child is very young, usually an infant. This wrapping is often done with rope or cloth by itself or against a wooden board. This results in the misshaping, flattening or, in this case, elongation. This wrapping, or binding, is thought to be the oldest form of body modification, dating back 9,000 years. This particular
Its huge head housed an incredibly thick skull
It had two horns on its snout
the child's cranial capacity is estimated at 405 cc
approximately 164 million years ago
the type species is Pliosaurus brachydeirus
Some Selenite crystals are up to 50 feet long
The age is Pleistocene and the locality is unknown
The nearest trees were consumed
West Virginia and Pennsylvania
During the Eocene Epoch this area of the United States had a subtropical climate similar to today's Florida Everglades
The Stone Doll
though this is not found in juveniles