- The
epipterygoid is a
paired cranial bone
present in many tetrapods. It acts as a
vertical strut connecting the
pterygoid bone of the
palate to the outer...
- reptiles,
albeit with some
individual modifications. In birds, the
epipterygoids are
absent and the
pterygoids considerably reduced.
Living amphibians...
- its
forelimbs are used for steering. Also, it has no
outer ears. The
epipterygoid of the jaw is well
developed and the back of the
nasal bones are horizontal...
-
ancestor include the loss of
teeth on the palate, the
expansion of the
epipterygoid bone at the base of the
skull (an area
called the
alisphenoid in mammals)...
-
their retention of
skull bones lost in
other lissamphibians,
including epipterygoids,
supraoccipitals and
large palatines, as well as the
absence of pedicellate...
- vertebrae, the lack of a
hyomandibular branch of the
facial nerve, and an
epipterygoid bone in the skull.
Geoemydidae live in
tropics and
subtropics of Asia...
-
ossifications are also
collectively termed as epoccipitals.
epipterygoid The
epipterygoid is a
paired endochondral bone at the rear part of the palate...
-
ectopterygoids (linking
bones between the
pterygoid and maxilla). The
epipterygoids (vertical
bones in
front of the braincase) are tall and
flattened from...
-
besides sizes,
between Anelytropsis and
Dibamus is the
presence of
epipterygoid and
postfrontal in the
Central American genus. The
mandible of Dibamidae...
-
formed by
special plates above the vomers,
called the "epivomers". The
epipterygoid bone is
shaped as a
small conical vertical structure of
which the base...
