The lower part of the nose, from the nasal bone down, is made of cartilage and fatty tissue. It doesn't fossilize, and it decomposes rapidly compared to bone. That is why skulls have a nasal aperture, but no nose sticking out of it. read more
The lower part of the nose, from the nasal bone down, is made of cartilage and fatty tissue. It doesn’t fossilize, and it decomposes rapidly compared to bone. That is why skulls have a nasal aperture, but no nose sticking out of it. read more
Actually the bones of the nose are attached to the human skull. Perhaps you mean why on a skull is the nasal bone not as long as the nose is. That's because the nasal septum - the plate that divides your nose into two halves has a bony component at the top and a cartilaginous part (the lower half) that cannot be left attached to the skull for the purpose of display. read more