Definition of Basipterygoid. Meaning of Basipterygoid. Synonyms of Basipterygoid

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Definition of Basipterygoid

Basipterygoid
Basipterygoid Ba`sip*ter"y*goid, a. & n. [Basi- + pierygoid.] (Anat.) Applied to a protuberance of the base of the sphenoid bone.

Meaning of Basipterygoid from wikipedia

- basioccipital and below the prootics. Each side of the basisphenoid hosts a basipterygoid process, a lateral rod which bends down and out to link to the pterygoid...
- underside of the braincase, had a pair of gracile bony extensions, the basipterygoid processes, which extended forwards and downwards to articulate with...
- due to the following modifications (Feduccia 1980, 1996): Loss of the Basipterygoid articulation with the cranium. Development of a pterygoid/palatine joint...
- Skull of a trogon showing the presence of a basipterygoid process (bpg.p.) and a schizognathous palate...
- the postnasal fenestrae) as well as long and only partially diverging basipterygoid processes (bony extensions connecting the braincase with the palate)...
- some unique derived traits, or autapomorphies, for the species: a long basipterygoid process on the braincase; a dentary that is short in relation to the...
- artery is located on the back of the basipterygoid, almost at the middle of the distance between the basipterygoid and the basal tuberosities; the anterior...
- the paroccipital processes pointing outwards horizontally, and the basipterygoid processes were lengthened, descending far below the basioccipital (the...
- other sauropods included the fused frontal bones and the notably long basipterygoid processes, bony extensions connecting the braincase with the palate...
- titanosaurs by characteristics of its braincase, including the basal tubera, basipterygoid processes, parasphenoid, and cranial nerve foramina. Differences in...