episquamosal

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

epi- +‎ squamosal

Adjective[edit]

episquamosal (not comparable)

  1. Situated above the squamosal bone
    • 2015 July 9, “Cranial Anatomy of Wendiceratops pinhornensis gen. et sp. nov., a Centrosaurine Ceratopsid (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Oldman Formation (Campanian), Alberta, Canada, and the Evolution of Ceratopsid Nasal Ornamentation”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      The posterior margin of TMP 2011.051.0001 has four episquamosal loci, all of which are occupied by well-fused episquamosals.

Noun[edit]

episquamosal (plural episquamosals)

  1. An ossification situated above the squamosal bone
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