hyperossified

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English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ ossified.

Adjective

hyperossified (comparative more hyperossified, superlative most hyperossified)

  1. Ossified to an abnormal extent.
    • 2015 October 1, “An Extremely Peramorphic Newt (Urodela: Salamandridae: Pleurodelini) from the Latest Oligocene of Germany, and a New Phylogenetic Analysis of Extant and Extinct Salamandrids”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      This applies especially to the massive, hyperossified skull in which the maxilla is sutured posteriorly with the quadratojugal-quadrate, and the supratemporal opening is much reduced in size.