Depression lacated on the inner surface of the maxilla between the palatine process and the pars palatina. [ AAO:LAP ]
Synonyms: maxillary saddle
Term information
Alternative more fish orientated definition: A fossa that is a depression in the proximal end of the maxilla involved in articulation with the palatine [Baldwin, CC and Johnson GD. 1996. Interrelationships of Aulopiformes. Pages 355-404 in MLJ Stiassny, LR Parenti, and DG Johnson, (eds.), Interrelationships of fishes. Academic Press, San Diego, CA.]. [PHENOSCAPE]
This class was sourced from an external ontology (amphibian_anatomy). Its definitions, naming conventions and relationships may need to be checked for compatibility with uberon