episquamosal

English

Etymology

From epi- +‎ squamosal.

Adjective

episquamosal (not comparable)

1. Situated above the squamosal 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^[1], →DOI:

     The posterior margin of TMP 2011.051.0001 has four episquamosal loci, all of which are occupied by well-fused episquamosals.

Noun

episquamosal (plural episquamosals)

1. An ossification situated above the squamosal bone