The mandible is deep and thick and bears deep fossae; combined with the presence of a wide zygoma and a high-positioned condyle, it suggests that " Necromantis " had large, well developed masseters.
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Stenvers projection taken to demonstrate internal auditory canal and temporal bones . anterior projections . 12 degree cephalad angulation, with head rotated 45 degrees from AP . With patient head in RPO position, CR is directed below left zygoma and centered to mastoid.
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In several areas-the distinct anterior pillar, the straight inferior border of the zygoma, the pattern of cresting on the naso-alveolar clivus, the basal aspect of the temporal bone-Stw 505 closely matches the morphology of specimens of " Australopithecus africanus " and is distinct from other hominins.
