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lower jawbone

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Noun1.lower jawbonelower jawbone - the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
gnathion - the most inferior point of the mandible in the midline
gonion - the craniometric point on either side at the apex of the lower jaw
mandibular notch - small indentation in the middle of the lower jawbone
pogonion - the craniometric point that is the most forward-projecting point on the anterior surface of the chin
symphysion - the most forward point of the alveolar process of the mandible
articulator - a movable speech organ
condylar process, condyloid process, mandibular condyle - the condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skull
coronoid process of the mandible - the coronoid process that provides an attachment for the temporal muscle
jaw - the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
lantern jaw - a long thin lower jaw


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During that period, the role of the outer ear in funneling sound to the middle ear was minimized, and the lower jawbone became the animal's main sound receptor.
Kavara's skull and attached lower jawbone were found March 11 by excavators on the southwest edge of Edwards, a mile from where his damaged car was found in 1991.
The remains -- parts of upper and lower jawbones and teeth--are found in sediments now estimated by their co-workers to be around 17.
 
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