Surangular

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File:Proceratosaurus bradleyi Skull Reconstruction (alt).png
Skull diagram of the dinosaur Proceratosaurus, showing location of surangular
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Skull and jaws diagram of the primitive synapsid Dimetrodon, showing location of surangular

The surangular or suprangular is a jaw bone found in most land vertebrates, except mammals. Usually in the back of the jaw, on the upper edge,[1] it is connected to all other jaw bones: dentary, angular, splenial and articular.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". It is often a muscle attachment site. It has been noted in dinosaurs.[2]

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