Question #59830
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Aug 16, 2017
When only one occipital condyle is present in the skull, the skull is known as monocondylic.
Explanation:
The skull of the skeleton attaches to the vertebral column at the occipital bone. This attachment point or points are referred to as occipital condyles. The occipital condyles are undersurface protruberances of the occipital bone in vertebrates, which function in articulation with the superior facets of the atlas vertebra.
In most fish, ancient amphibian fossils and all reptiles and birds, there is a single occipital condyles located ventral to the foramen magnum.
