Definition of Supraoccipital bone. Meaning of Supraoccipital bone. Synonyms of Supraoccipital bone

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Supraoccipital bone. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Supraoccipital bone and, of course, Supraoccipital bone synonyms and on the right images related to the word Supraoccipital bone.

Definition of Supraoccipital bone

Supraoccipital bone
Supraoccipital Su`pra*oc*cip"i*tal, a. (Anat.) Situated over, or in the upper part of, the occiput; of or pertaining to the supraoccipital bone. -- n. The supraoccipital bone. Supraoccipital bone (Anat.), a bone on the dorsal side of the great foramen of the skull, usually forming a part of the occipital in the adult, but distinct in the young.

Meaning of Supraoccipital bone from wikipedia

- parts: squamous part (supraoccipital); lateral parts–left and right parts (exoccipital); basilar part (basioccipital). The occipital bone is part of the endocranium...
- interparietal bone (os interparietale or Inca bone or os inca var.) is a dermal bone situated between the parietal and supraoccipital. It is homologous...
- The posterior part of the bone articulates with the squamosal bone, and less commonly the supraoccipital bone. The bone-supported neck frills of ceratopsians...
- lacrimal bone in front of the eye, but it does not attach firmly to the jugal bone below it. Ridges along the upper surface of the supraoccipital bone at the...
- hyper-ossified bones, that are most prominent on the dorsal pterygiop****s, but is also present on the cleithrum and along the supraoccipital bone. The rest...
- the premaxillae (the frontmost snout bones), frontal bones, parietal bones, and part of the supraoccipital bone. The premaxillae formed most of the crest...
- synapomorphies (shared derived traits): a sagittal crest on the supraoccipital bone, and the lack of an entepicondylar foramen on the humerus. A cladogram...
- were established, all pertaining to the holotype braincase. The supraoccipital bone has a diamond-shaped process pointing to below and not reaching the...
- include the following eight bones: 1 ethmoid bone 1 frontal bone 1 occipital bone 2 parietal bones 1 sphenoid bone 2 temporal bones The ossicles (three on...
- dinosaurs. The supraoccipital bone at the top of the braincase is trapezoidal when seen from behind (unlike Herrerasaurus's triangular supraoccipital) and has...