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supratemporal

[ soo-pruh-tem-per-uhl ]

adjective

Anatomy.
  1. situated above the upper part of the temporal bone or region.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of supratemporal1

First recorded in 1840–50; supra- + temporal 2
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Furthermore, their supratemporal fenestrae are proportionally small and become smaller during ontogeny.

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The supraoccipital also has a medial crest that extends a short distance posteriorly from the supratemporal crest onto the exoccipitals at their dorsal line of fusion.

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A slight posterior extension of the parietal crests forms the supratemporal crest, which is present on the posterior part of the parietal and on the anterior part of the supraoccipital.

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The skull in both orders has lost a number of primitive dermal bones in the posterior part; these are: basioccipital, supraoccipital, postparietal, intertemporal, supratemporal, and tabular.

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Laterally the parietal meets the medial angle of the postorbital and the medial border of the supratemporal.

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