The scientists labeled the find "truly astonishing ... which researchers think could be to mimic the "natural sutures that join sections of the human skull." Experts are still speculating ...

Craniosynostosis is a condition where one or more of the sutures in a baby's skull close prematurely, leading to abnormal head shape and potentially affecting brain development. This condition can ...

[3] Figure 1 illustrates the boney anatomy of the normal skull sutures and fontanelles. The newborn infant's skull is incompletely ossified and the cranial sutures are normally open at birth ...