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Postparietals are
cranial bones present in fish and many tetrapods.
Although initially a pair of bones, many
lineages possess postparietals which were...
- four
separate elements around the
foramen magnum,
along with the
paired postparietal bones that form the rear of the
cranial roof in
other vertebrates. Position...
- non-mammalian tetrapods, they are
bordered to the rear by a pair of
postparietal bones that may be
solely in the roof of the skull, or
slope downwards...
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caniniform region in
maxillary tooth row
External nares close to the
midline Postparietal absent Squamosal mainly restricted to top of
skull The
occipital flange...
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situated between the
parietal and supraoccipital. It is
homologous to the
postparietal bones of
other animals. In humans, it
corresponds to the
upper portion...
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features include a large,
triangular otic
notch and a
median crest on the
postparietals.
Paleontology portal List of
prehistoric amphibians Schoch, Rainer,...
- is also
visible in the
skull roof,
between the
parietal bones and the
postparietal bones. A
rather small shoulder girdle is present. The anal and posterior...
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being followed in
sequence by the frontals, the parietals, and the
postparietals.
Their form in
living species is
highly variable,
depending on the shape...
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ultimately between the frontals, a
condition shown by
derived species.
Postparietal and
tabular bones are lacking. Often, the
bones of the back of the skull...
- the
squamosal and
lateral (outwards)
relative to the
parietal and/or
postparietal. It may also
contact the
postorbital or
intertemporal (which lie forwards)...
