- The
splenial is a
small bone in the
lower jaw of reptiles,
amphibians and birds,
usually located on the
lingual side (closest to the tongue)
between the...
- the
anterior portion of the left mandible, from the
symphysis to the
splenial bone and
containing portions of the coronoid.
Hutchinson and
Scanlon named...
- the
splenial, the suprangular, and the articular. It is
homologous to the
tympanic bone in mammals, due to the
incorporation of
several jaw
bones into...
- quadrate) have been
fused to the braincase,
while the
lower jaw
bones (dentary,
splenial, angular, surangular, and articular) have been
fused together into...
-
posteriorly directed process (extension) of the
jugal bone. All
known rhynchocephalians lack the
splenial bone present in the
lower jaw of more
primitive reptiles...
-
upper edge, it is
connected to all
other jaw bones: dentary, angular,
splenial and articular. It is
often a
muscle attachment site. It has been noted...
-
theropods and
modern birds. The
splenial bone was three-pronged (as in some
modern birds, but
unlike the
simple splenial of Archaeopteryx), and its lower...
- projection)
which may
expose the
splenial bone as well. The jaw
joint is set at a low position, and the
articular (the
bone of the
lower jaw
which connects...
- jaw) is
elongated to over half the
length of the
tooth row, and the
splenial bone strongly intervenes in the
mandibular symphysis. The
braincase of Champsosaurus...
- as the
dentary bone or os dentale, and
forms the body of the
outer surface of the jaw. It is
bordered below by a
number of
splenial bones,
while the angle...
