- The
supratemporal bone is a
paired cranial bone
present in many
tetrapods and
tetrapodomorph fish. It is part of the
temporal region (the
portion of the...
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usually large and elongate, and
attached to the
cranium through the
supratemporal (often
regarded as the squamosal). In rare cases, (Polemon) the transverse...
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supratemporal fenestrae are
thinned out by
excavations from the
adjacent fenestrae.
These extended margins of
thinned bone are
called supratemporal fossae...
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supratemporal fenestra still possessed a
depressed basin of bone
known as a
supratemporal fossa.
Ezcurra (2016)
argued that
presence of
supratemporal...
- some
previously known: In the skull, a
supratemporal fossa (excavation) is
present in
front of the
supratemporal fenestra, the main
opening in the rear...
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fenestrae are reduced. The
walls of the
braincase are bony but lack
supratemporal and
postfrontal bones.
Their tongues are not free, but held in place...
- The
supratemporal forms the rear rim of the
supratemporal opening; a
lower temporal opening at the side is lacking. The
front rim of the
supratemporal opening...
- teeth.
Another unique trait it had
among sauropodomorphs was a
closed supratemporal fenestra. The
nasal openings, the bony nostrils, were elongated. Though...
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characterized by the
skull having greatly reduced supraoccipital, tabular, and
supratemporal bones that are no
longer in
contact with the postorbital.
Aside from...
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species are
currently recognized. Like the pythons, boas have
elongated supratemporal bones. The
quadrate bones are also elongated, but not as much, while...
