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English
Etymology
From 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.
Derived terms
Noun
epiparietal (plural epiparietals)
- An ossification situated above the parietal bone, typically those forming "hornlets" on the frills of ceratopsid dinosaurs.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /epipaɾjeˈtal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: e‧pi‧pa‧rie‧tal
Adjective
epiparietal m or f (masculine and feminine plural epiparietales)
- epiparietal