thick bone close to the jaw articulation. Laterally, it is bound to the quadratojugal bone; see Limbs[l][m]Higher Taxa[/m][r]Family Kinosternidae[/r] and[l][m]Higher Taxa[/m][r]Family Kinosternidae[/r] skull.
Alternative form for quadrate bone : quadrate.
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