maxilla

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The Maori and Moriori skeletal remains, including skulls without mandibles, craniums, loose mandibles and maxilla fragments, were largely collected by Austrian taxidermist and grave robber Andreas Reischek from 1877 to 1889.

From Reuters • Oct. 2, 2022

The skeletal remains, which include skulls without mandibles, craniums, loose mandibles and maxilla fragments, were handed over in an official ceremony in Vienna on Tuesday, where there was a panel and presentation.

From Reuters • Sep. 29, 2022

Unlike the ancient skulls, this postindustrial woman’s maxilla was crinkled and small; the teeth that remained sat crammed together.

From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2020

The medial floor is primarily formed by the maxilla, with a small contribution from the palatine bone.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

At the posteroventral corner of the naris a foramen opens onto the lateral surface of the maxilla.

From Two New Pelycosaurs from the Lower Permian of Oklahoma by Fox, Richard C.