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Occipital bone

occipital bone

The bone forming the rear (and rear bottom) of the skull.


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Old bone

... that works in the museum. This is what he wrote. It is a mammal's occipital condyle - surrounding the entrance hole to the brain case. the broad collar of bone surrounding it (which is a fragment of a larger plate plate) and the large size suggest ...

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by johnzon
Mon Jan 11, 2010 4:44 am
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Old bone
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