suprainiac fossa

The suprainiac fossa is an elliptical depression on the occiput above the superior nuchal line, or inion, or a dent in the back of the head. Suprainiac fossae were common anatomical features of Neanderthals but are rare in modern Humans.{{cite journal |doi=10.1038/nature14134 |pmid=25629628 |title=Levantine cranium from Manot Cave (Israel) foreshadows the first European modern humans |journal=Nature |volume=520 |issue=7546 |pages=216–9 |year=2015 |last1=Hershkovitz |first1=Israel |last2=Marder |first2=Ofer |last3=Ayalon |first3=Avner |last4=Bar-Matthews |first4=Miryam |last5=Yasur |first5=Gal |last6=Boaretto |first6=Elisabetta |last7=Caracuta |first7=Valentina |last8=Alex |first8=Bridget |last9=Frumkin |first9=Amos |last10=Goder-Goldberger |first10=Mae |last11=Gunz |first11=Philipp |last12=Holloway |first12=Ralph L |last13=Latimer |first13=Bruce |last14=Lavi |first14=Ron |last15=Matthews |first15=Alan |last16=Slon |first16=Viviane |last17=Mayer |first17=Daniella Bar-Yosef |last18=Berna |first18=Francesco |last19=Bar-Oz |first19=Guy |last20=Yeshurun |first20=Reuven |last21=May |first21=Hila |last22=Hans |first22=Mark G |last23=Weber |first23=Gerhard W |last24=Barzilai |first24=Omry }}{{cite journal |doi=10.1002/ajpa.21437 |pmid=21404232 |title=Are Homo sapiens nonsupranuchal fossa and neanderthal suprainiac fossa convergent traits? |journal=American Journal of Physical Anthropology |volume=144 |issue=4 |pages=552–63 |year=2011 |last1=Nowaczewska |first1=Wioletta }}