Braincast
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Braincast is a noun meaning A cast fossil of the brain of an organism.
Meaning
A cast fossil of the brain of an organism.
Example Sentences
While the apparent presence of perisylvian speech-related areas in the natural braincasts of Homo habilis suggest that it could speak, we do not of course know whether the other necessary structures and functions, central and peripheral, were also in place.
Word Forms
- braincasts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include subfossil, megafossil, phytoclast, protocerebrum, scolite, ichnofossil.
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