- 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...
- DAISUKE; KONO,
REIKO T.; SUWA, GEN (2012). "Endocranial
proportions and
postorbital morphology of the
Minatogawa I and IV Late
Pleistocene Homo
sapiens crania...
- was
achieved by the
evolution of a
postorbital bar, with
haplorhines (dry-nosed primates)
later evolving a
postorbital septum.
Physiological speculation...
- including:
Reduced prefrontal and
postorbital bones, with the
disappearance of a
strut of bone
called the
postorbital bar
separating the eye
socket from...
- 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...
-
branchiostegal plates,
sclerotic plates,
trunk scales, and
tectal and
postorbital tesserae. No
teeth were
ascribed to the taxon, but in the same horizon...
- tabular, and
supratemporal bones that are no
longer in
contact with the
postorbital.
Aside from Diapsida, the
group notably contains Captorhinidae, a diverse...
-
short antlers that
usually branch just once near the base, and a
large postorbital scent gland used to mark territories. The
southern red
muntjac has a...
