mandibular
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The study, titled "Biomechanics of the mandibular middle ear of the cynodont Thrinaxodon and the evolution of mammal hearing," was supported by UChicago, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Science Foundation.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 19, 2026
Specifically, "These features include the presence of four post-canine teeth, a larger lower canine, and a fused and short mandibular symphysis," according to a press release.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2024
Their data indicated that the Choerolophodontidae mandible was specialised for cutting horizontally or slanted-growing plants, which may explain the absence of mandibular tusks.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 28, 2023
With the mouth closed, the mandibular condyle and articular disc are located within the mandibular fossa of the temporal bone.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
A brief indication of these facts is given by saying that the Onychophora are “deuterognathous”—that is to say, that the buccal somite carrying the mandibular hemignaths is the second of the whole series.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various
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