Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
superoccipital .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Situated over, or in the upper part of, the occiput; of or pertaining to the supraoccipital bone.
- adjective (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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective anatomy Situated over, or in the upper part of, the
occiput . - adjective anatomy Relating to the supraoccipital
bone . - noun A bone on the
dorsal side of the greatforamen of theskull , usually forming a part of theoccipital in the adult, but distinct in the young.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The rostrum in rorquals is long and tapers to a point (though it is comparatively broad in blue whales) and, in contrast to other mysticetes, a stout finger-like extension of the maxillary bone extends posteriorly, overlapping the nasals and abutting the supraoccipital (the shield-like plate that forms the rear margin of the skull).
From cigar to elongated, bloated tadpole: rorquals part II Darren Naish 2006
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While most birds have just one occipital condyle, hornbills have two, as there is an accessory one on the supraoccipital (the bone that forms the upper border to the foramen magnum).
Bucorvids: post-Cretaceous maniraptorans on the savannah Darren Naish 2006
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The rostrum in rorquals is long and tapers to a point (though it is comparatively broad in blue whales) and, in contrast to other mysticetes, a stout finger-like extension of the maxillary bone extends posteriorly, overlapping the nasals and abutting the supraoccipital (the shield-like plate that forms the rear margin of the skull).
Archive 2006-10-01 Darren Naish 2006
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Morphologically, these are very interesting tortoises, with a particularly short supraoccipital crest and a notably deep, narrow snout with unusual nasal passages.
Archive 2006-02-01 Darren Naish 2006
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While most birds have just one occipital condyle, hornbills have two, as there is an accessory one on the supraoccipital (the bone that forms the upper border to the foramen magnum).
Archive 2006-08-01 Darren Naish 2006
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The supraoccipital is formed in cartilage above the exoccipitals.
Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology
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Completing the three hinder cranial "vertebræ" and roofing in the brain are the supraoccipital, the parietals and the frontals.
Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology
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The bones developed in relation to these cranial elements can be classified as follows: -- (1) the basioccipital, exoccipitals (paroccipitals?), supraoccipital and
Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology
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When ossification sets in, the ear-capsule forms three bones, of which two fuse with the supraoccipital and exoccipitals.
Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology
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The supraoccipital is an accessory bone developed in relation to bigger brains.
Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology
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