Epiparietal

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An ossification situated above the parietal bone, typically those forming "hornlets" on the frills of ceratopsid dinosaurs.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Situated above the parietal bone. not-comparable

    "Of these, all of the bones (n = 27) identifiable to lower taxonomic levels pertain to Centrosaurinae, and nine parietal specimens can be attributed to the new taxon based on diagnostic features of the epiparietal ornamentation."

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"Of these, all of the bones (n = 27) identifiable to lower taxonomic levels pertain to Centrosaurinae, and nine parietal specimens can be attributed to the new taxon based on diagnostic features of the epiparietal ornamentation."

Etymology

From epi- + parietal.

Related phrases

parietal bone

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