coossification

English

Etymology

co- +‎ ossification

Noun

coossification (uncountable)

  1. ossification between two structures
    • 2016 January 7, “Morphofunctional Analysis of the Quadrate of Spinosauridae (Dinosauria: Theropoda) and the Presence of Spinosaurus and a Second Spinosaurine Taxon in the Cenomanian of North Africa.”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0144695:
      Given the relative size of the specimens, the level of coossification between the quadrate and quadratojugal and the development of dorsal and mandibular condyles, it is assumed that Morphotype 1 includes quadrates belonging to juvenile, immature, sub-adult and adult individuals, so that a sequence list of ontogenetic character transformations (maturity-dependent characters) can be provided for the quadrate of Spinosaurus aegyptiacus.
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