epiparietal
English
Etymology
epi- + parietal
Adjective
epiparietal (not comparable)
- Situated above the parietal bone
- 2015 July 9, “Cranial Anatomy of Wendiceratops pinhornensis gen. et sp. nov., a Centrosaurine Ceratopsid (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Oldman Formation (Campanian), Alberta, Canada, and the Evolution of Ceratopsid Nasal Ornamentation”, in PLOS ONE, DOI: :
- 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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Noun
epiparietal (plural epiparietals)
- An ossification situated above the parietal bone
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /epipaɾjeˈtal/, [epipaɾjeˈt̪al]
Adjective
epiparietal (plural epiparietales)
- epiparietal