Ensiklopedia Dunia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

(Redirected from Suprangular)

This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Surangular" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

An editor has performed a search and found that sufficient sources exist to establish the subject's notability. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Surangular" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

The surangular or suprangular is a jaw bone found in most land vertebrates, except mammals. Usually in the back of the jaw, on the upper edge, it is connected to all other jaw bones: dentary, angular, splenial and articular. It is often a muscle attachment site. It has been noted in dinosaurs.

References

Bones in the tetrapod skeleton

Skull

Cranium

Skull roof

Composite bones	Interparietal (Postparietal+Tabular)

Braincase

Composite bones	Occipital (Supraoccipital+Exoccipital+Basioccipital) Otoccipital (Exoccipital+Opisthotic) Parabasisphenoid (Parasphenoid+Basisphenoid) Petrosal (Prootic+Opisthotic) Temporal (Squamosal+Petrosal+Ectotympanic)

Palate

Mandible

Hyoid

Postcranial skeleton

Axial

Vertebrae	Proatlas Atlas Axis Cervical vertebrae Dorsal vertebrae Sacrum Caudal vertebrae Coccyx Pygostyle Haemal arches
Ribs	Cervical rib Dorsal rib Caudal rib

Distal carpals	Distal carpal 1 (Trapezium) Distal carpal 2 (Trapezoid) Distal carpal 3 (Capitate) Distal carpal 4 (Hamate) Distal carpal 5

Proximal tarsals	Tibiale Intermedium Fibulare (Calcaneum)
Centralia	Centrale 1 Centrale 2 Centrale 3 Centrale 4
Distal tarsals	Distal tarsal 1 (Medial cuneiform) Distal tarsal 2 (Intermediate cuneiform) Distal tarsal 3 (Lateral cuneiform) Distal tarsal 4 Distal tarsal 5
Composite tarsals	Astragalus (Talus) (Tibiale+Intermedium+Centrale 3+4) Navicular (Centrale 1+2) Cuboid (Distal tarsal 4+5)

Miscellaneous

Parentheses denote bones that receive a different name in particular clades
Italics denote neomorphic bones present only in particular clades

This vertebrate anatomy–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Categories:

Hidden categories: