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Dermatocranium
Translation of "dermatocranium" into Russian
dermatocranium
Noun
UK
/ˌdɜːmətəʊˈkreɪniəm/
US
/ˌdɜrməˈtreɪniəm/
dermatocranium
dermatocrania pl
дерматокраниум
The dermatocranium is a part of the skull that forms the outer layer.
Дерматокраниум - это часть черепа, которая образует внешний слой.
Definitions
dermatocranium
Noun
UK
/ˌdɜːmətəʊˈkreɪniəm/
US
/ˌdɜrməˈtreɪniəm/
The portion of the skull that is formed by the dermal bones, which are the outermost layer of the skull in vertebrates.
The dermatocranium provides protection to the brain and sensory organs in many vertebrates.
The dermal bones of the skull considered collectively, in contrast to the cartilaginous endocranium and the visceral splanchnocranium.
Paleontologists study changes in the dermatocranium to trace the evolutionary history of early tetrapods.