The diverse definitions given scaphocephaly are quoted along with a critical examination of the varied causes that supposedly motivate this cranial anomaly. Four scaphocephalic skulls pertaining to male Mexican adult, two prehispanic and two contemporary, are described and 34 measurements, 22 indices and cranial capacity for each given. Finally, comparisons are made with two North American scaphocephalic skulls studied by Eiseley and Asling (1944) and Hohenthal and Brooks (1960) with some slight rectifications of both monographs.En este trabajo el autor pretende analizar y clasificar ciertas características físicas y métricas de una colección de 4 cráneos para caracterizarlos; para tal propósito realizó un estudio craneométrico. Los resultados muestran que la escafocefalia sólo se presentó  en tres cráneos.La version francaise de ce travail a eté publié dans L'Anthropologie (tome 69, nº 3-4, pp. 273-302. Paris, octobre, 1965) sous le titre de "Crânes mexicains scaphocéphales.