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squamosal bone

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squamosal bone [skwə′mō·səl ‚bōn]
(anatomy)
The part of the temporal bone in man corresponding with the squamosal bone in lower vertebrates.
(vertebrate zoology)
A membrane bone lying external and dorsal to the auditory capsule of many vertebrate skulls.


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Instead, the team found that the squamosal bone, which forms part of the frill, was injured 10 times more frequently in Triceratops than in Centrosaurus.
 
 
 
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