- The
postorbital is one of the
bones in
vertebrate skulls which forms a
portion of the
dermal skull roof and, sometimes, a ring
about the orbit. Generally...
- The
postorbital bar (or
postorbital bone) is a bony
arched structure that
connects the
frontal bone of the
skull to the
zygomatic arch,
which runs laterally...
- The
postorbital process is a
projection on the
frontal bone near the rear
upper edge of the eye socket. In many mammals, it
reaches down to the zygomatic...
- was
achieved by the
evolution of a
postorbital bar, with
haplorhines (dry-nosed primates)
later evolving a
postorbital septum.
Physiological speculation...
-
partially complete skull that is
missing the left
subtemporal and both
postorbital bars. It was
discovered lying right-side-up in a bed of grey siltstone...
- DAISUKE; KONO,
REIKO T.; SUWA, GEN (2012). "Endocranial
proportions and
postorbital morphology of the
Minatogawa I and IV Late
Pleistocene Homo
sapiens crania...
- face,
which are put
under strain during chewing.
Strepsirrhines have a
postorbital bar, a bone
around the eye socket, to
protect their eyes; in contrast...
- Due to its very
large size and
robust build, as well as a
thickened postorbital bone, it has been
suggested that Trix
belongs to the robust, instead...
- or
anterior region of the
skull was
built by the frontal, lacrimal,
postorbital, jugal, parietal, quadrate, and
quadratojugal bones. The
frontal was...
-
region is
usually more
depressed and
flattened and has a
slightly shorter postorbital region and
broader nasal openings than
those of the tiger. Due to the...
