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| group      = [[Mestizo]]
| group      = [[Mestizo]]
| similar    = [[Pueblid]], [[Sonorid]], [[Paleo-Sardinian]], [[Trans Mediterranid]], [[Gracile Mediterranid]], [[African Alpinoid]]
| similar    = [[Pueblid]], [[Sonorid]], [[Paleo Sardinian]], [[Trans Mediterranid]], [[Gracile Mediterranid]], [[African Alpinoid]]
| region      = Northern Mexico, Central Mexico, South-Western U.S.  
| region      = Northern Mexico, Central Mexico, South-Western U.S.  
| map        = sinaloidmap.png
| map        = sinaloidmap.png

Revision as of 21:47, 27 April 2026

Sinaloid
Group Mestizo
Similar Types Pueblid, Sonorid, Paleo Sardinian, Trans Mediterranid, Gracile Mediterranid, African Alpinoid
Region Northern Mexico, Central Mexico, South-Western U.S.
Distribution Map

Description

A regional variant within the broader Mexico and Central America–Mestizo complex. It developed in the ranching–mining belt of northwest and north-central Mexico through long-term Spanish–Indigenous admixture. [1]

Physical Traits

Skin light- to medium-brown, tanning deeply; stature average to tall with a compact, stockier build. Faces often rounder in men and slightly longer in women; mild neoteny (soft, baby-faced look) is common. Nose medium and usually projecting; lips full. Eyes predominantly dark and slightly upturned; lighter shades appear in a minority; occasional epicanthic folds. Hair dark brown to black; straight or wavy; curls not rare.


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