Definition of Premaxillae. Meaning of Premaxillae. Synonyms of Premaxillae

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Definition of Premaxillae

Premaxillae
Premaxilla Pre"max*il"la, n.; pl. Premaxill[ae]. [NL. See Pre-, and Maxilla.] (Anat.) A bone on either side of the middle line between the nose and mouth, forming the anterior part of each half of the upper jawbone; the intermaxilla. In man the premaxill[ae] become united and form the incisor part of the maxillary bone.

Meaning of Premaxillae from wikipedia

- premaxilla of various families of bats is used for classification. The premaxillae of squamates are fused; this feature can be used to distinguish fossil...
- 1950s, it was suggested that the foramina (p****ages) in the maxillae and premaxillae (bones in the front of the upper jaw) of cynodonts were channels which...
- incisors are attached in mammals consists of a separate pair of bones, the premaxillae. These fuse with the maxilla proper to form the bone found in humans...
- suture, the area where the two premaxillae meet, the surface is smooth, giving the paired rugosity of the premaxillae the resemblance of a moustache in...
- Alexandre F. (1992). "New genus of primitive ocean sunfish with separate premaxillae from the Eocene of Southwest Russia (Molidae, Tetraodontiformes)". Copeia...
- In extant birds, such as frugivorous (fruit-eating) pigeons, kinetic premaxillae help with consuming large food items. The beak also appears to have been...
- Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, is a snout (consisting of partial premaxillae, partial maxillae, vomers, and a dentary fragment). Described by Taquet...
- Behind it, the premaxillae bones were located, emba**** from behind by very large, circular nostrils. In chasmosaurines, the premaxillae met on their midline...
- only known specimen consists of parts of the upper and lower jaws—both premaxillae, a right maxilla, both dentaries—teeth and numerous small fragments....
- bones of a bird the size of a double-banded plover: Worthy et al. (2007) Premaxillae (MNZ S42681, S42736) and proximal right sca**** (MNZ S41058) of a bird...