epiparietal

English

Etymology

From epi- +‎ parietal.

Adjective

epiparietal (not comparable)

1. 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.

Derived terms

• epiparietosquamosal

Noun

epiparietal (plural epiparietals)

1. An ossification situated above the parietal bone, typically those forming "hornlets" on the frills of ceratopsid dinosaurs.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /epipaɾjeˈtal/ [e.pi.pa.ɾjeˈt̪al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: e‧pi‧pa‧rie‧tal

Adjective

epiparietal m or f (masculine and feminine plural epiparietales)

1. epiparietal