- The
postfrontal is a
paired cranial bone
found in many tetrapods. It
occupies an area of the
skull roof
between and
behind the
orbits (eye sockets), lateral...
- reduced. The
walls of the
braincase are bony but lack
supratemporal and
postfrontal bones.
Their tongues are not free, but held in
place by a
membrane that...
-
additional bones not
found in mammals.
These bones, the
prefrontals and
postfrontals,
together form the
upper margin of the eye sockets, and lie to either...
-
located behind the
postfrontal and
posteriorly to the
orbital fenestra. In some vertebrates, the
postorbital is
fused with the
postfrontal to
create a postorbitofrontal...
- anteriorly, with 2 or 3 very
small teeth in the
middle of the
dentary bone.
Postfrontal bone absent. Head small, not
distinct from neck,
covered with
large symmetrical...
-
Boids are, however,
distinguished from the
pythons in that none has
postfrontal bones or
premaxillary teeth, and that they give
birth to live young....
- prefrontal, and the
entire frontal and
postfrontal on
either side. The
thickened and
laterally extended postfrontals horn-like
bosses reduced the chance...
- with ****ociated osteoderms, a
cervical rib, and a nearly-complete
right postfrontal. An
additional referred specimen, FMNH PR 5065, was
found near the holotype...
-
certain skull bones, such as the septomaxillae, prefrontals, an/or a
postfrontal-like bone
surrounding the
orbit (eye socket). The
braincase is encased...
- 2006-10-22.
Jeffrey M. Freedman;
David R.
Fitzjarrald (August 2001). "
Postfrontal Airm**** Modification" (PDF).
Journal of Hydrometeorology. 2 (4). American...
