Osteocranium

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Os`te`o`cra´ni`um

n. 1. (Anat.) The bony cranium, as distinguished from the cartilaginous cranium.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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Regarding African species, Skinner (1973) described the ontogenetic and adult morphology in Trachylepis capensis skull, whereas Rao & Ramaswami (1952) described the fully formed chondrocranium and the adult osteocranium of the Asian Eutropis carinata.

Desarrollo embrionario del craneo en la lagartija vivipara Mabuya (Squamata: Scincidae)

The osteocranium of the catostomid fish, Catostomus macrocheilus--a study in adaptation and natural relationship.

Teleostean phylogeny based on osteological and myological characters/Filogenia de teleosteos basada en caracteristicas osteologicas y miologicas

The osteocranium and the Weberian apparatus of the fishes of the family Sisoridae (Siluroidea): a study in adaptation and taxonomy.

Osteology and myology of the cephalic region and pectoral girdle of Pangasius macronema, with a discussion on the synapomorphies and phylogenetic relationships of the Pangasiidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes)/ Osteologia y miologia de la region cefalica y de la cintura pectoral del Pangasius macronema, con una discusion de las sinapomorfias y relaciones filogeneticas de los Pangasiidae (Telostei; Siluriformes)