The temporal muscles that close the jaws descend through these openings. 3. Dermal skull roof or dermatocranium A shield of membrane or dermal bone covering the top and sides of the head and extending ...

1. Lizard has space on side of skull, reflecting loss of second temporal fossa. Has one fossa, one arch 2. Bird has one large cavern, with all bars between orbit and temporal fossae lost. i. Decrease ...

This precocious Penang girl discovered a talent for identifying bones while visiting her father, a forensic anthropologist, ...