RT Journal Article T1 The earliest evidence of true lambdoid craniosynostosis:the case of “Benjamina”, a Homo heidelbergensis child A1 Gracia Téllez, Ana A1 Martínez Lage, Juan F. A1 Arsuaga, Juan Luis A1 Martínez Mendizábal, Ignacio A1 Lorenzo Merino, Carlos A1 Pérez Espejo, Miguel Ángel AB Background The authors report the morphological andneuroimaging findings of an immature human fossil(Cranium 14) diagnosed with left lambdoid synostosis.Discussion The skull was recovered at the Sima de losHuesos site in Atapuerca (Burgos, Spain). Since the humanfossil remains from this site have been dated to a minimumage of 530,000 years, this skull represents the earliestevidence of craniosynostosis occurring in a hominid. Abrief historical review of craniosynostosis and cranialdeformation is provided. PB Springer-Verlag SN 0256-7040 YR 2010 FD 2010 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/44443 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/44443 LA eng DS Docta Complutense RD 30 abr 2024