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- noun anatomy The
inferior region of theskull
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Examples
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“Enveloped in adipocere packing the basicranium, below the palate.”
Spider Bones Kathy Reichs 2010
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Predictions: no need for proficient terrestrial abilities; highly skilled at fast, level flight; lower jaw laterally compressed and blade-like; streamlined bill; jaw joint, back of skull and neck able to withstand sudden jarring, with accessory articulation present between mandible and basicranium; upper jaw can be elevated relative to the basicranium (and is thus clear of the water surface during skimming); jaws capable of extremely rapid closure.
Archive 2006-04-01 Darren Naish 2006
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Remnants of the basihyal, tympanohyals, and stylohyal bones can be identified on the ventral surface of the basicranium
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