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Definition of Unossified

Unossified
Unossified Un*os"si*fied, a. (Zo["o]l.) Destitute of a bony structure.

Meaning of Unossified from wikipedia

- superficial, the central portion of the intervening cartilage remaining unossified. The body of the sternum is formed by the fusion of four segments called...
- occiput Anterior process of squamosal narrow Quadrate exposed laterally Unossified dorsal process of stapes Stapes slender Trunk Region Sacral ribs oriented...
- in which a genetic mutation for a **** without a baculum (or with an unossified baculum) would strongly increase the fitness of the mutant phenotype....
- vertebrae, which was either consisting of neural arches over an otherwise unossified notocord or consisting of thin-walled, ring-shaped intercentra topped...
- other derived taxa. Both carpals and tarsals in tylosaurines are mostly unossified; while other mosasaurs typically have between three and five carpals and...
- rings tend to be complete, while the bronchial rings are C-shaped and the unossified part has smooth muscles running along them. The trachea are usual circular...
- may calcify only at their centers, making it appear that areas of the unossified calvarium have cranial sutures that are widely separated when, in fact...
- secure hold. The connection between the head and the body is reduced, with unossified vertebrae, allowing the cranium to be tilted back and the jaws thrust...
- ornithischians. There is a small dorsal projection in the endocast where an unossified (lacking bone) region between the top of the supraoccipital (bone at the...
- large pectoral fins stiffened in front by skeletal elements and a largely unossified axial skeleton. They did, however, have certain traits separating them...