Definition of Quadratojugal. Meaning of Quadratojugal. Synonyms of Quadratojugal

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Definition of Quadratojugal

Quadratojugal
Quadratojugal Quad*ra`to*ju"gal, a. (Anat.) (a) Of or pertaining to the quadrate and jugal bones. (b) Of or pertaining to the quadratojugal bone. -- n. The quadratojugal bone. Quadratojugal bone (Anat.), a bone at the base of the lower jaw in many animals.

Meaning of Quadratojugal from wikipedia

- The quadratojugal is a skull bone present in many vertebrates, including some living reptiles and amphibians. In animals with a quadratojugal bone, it...
- are openings in the skull. Antorbital fenestra Mandibular fenestra Quadratojugal fenestra Subsquamosal fenestra, an opening between two parts of the...
- (rear branch). The bones surrounding the quadratojugal also reconfigure to offset the changes to the quadratojugal. For example, the lower branch of the...
- jugal is often called the malar or zygomatic. It is connected to the quadratojugal and maxilla, as well as other bones, which may vary by species. The...
- also called the pterotic bone. In most tetrapods, the squamosal and quadratojugal bones form the ch**** series of the skull. The bone forms an ancestral...
- The genus contains a single species, O. gladiator, known from a left quadratojugal. The Obirkovia holotype specimen, PIN, no. 4546/18, was discovered in...
- in other dromaeosaurids), known as the quadratojugal, was developed. While the upper end of the quadratojugal joined the squamosal, an irregularly-shaped...
- squamosal and the jugal bone, by touching each other, excluded the quadratojugal from the edge of the lateral temporal fenestra, i.e. the opening at...
- found in most reptiles, amphibians, and birds. It is connected to the quadratojugal and maxilla, as well as other bones, which may vary by species. This...
- holotype specimen consists of skull bones (both postorbitals and a quadratojugal), several partial dorsal vertebrae and five sacral vertebrae, some ribs...