The suprangular, or surangular, is a jaw bone found in most land vertebrates, except mammals. It's usually in the back of the jaw, on the upper edge, and is connected to all other jaw bones:
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Mandible — This article is about the vertebrate jawbone. For the human jawbone, see human mandible. For other uses, see Mandible (disambiguation). Sperm whale mandible In vertebrates, the mandible, lower jaw or jawbone is a bone forming the skull with the… … Wikipedia
Angular — The angular is a large bone in the lower jaw of amphibians, birds and reptiles, which is connected to all other lower jaw bones: the dentary (which is the entire lower jaw in mammals), the splenial, the suprangular, and the articular … Wikipedia
Articular — The articular bone is in the lower jaw of most tetrapods, including amphibians, sauropsids ( reptiles ), birds and early synapsids. In these animals it is connected to two other lower jaw bones, the suprangular and the angular; and it forms the… … Wikipedia
Splenial — The splenial is a small bone in the lower jaw of reptiles, amphibians and birds, usually located on the lingual side (closest to the tongue) between the angular and suprangular … Wikipedia
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