hyperossified

English

Etymology

hyper- +‎ ossified

Adjective

hyperossified (comparative more hyperossified, superlative most hyperossified)

1. Ossified to an abnormal extent.
   • 2015 October 1, “An Extremely Peramorphic Newt (Urodela: Salamandridae: Pleurodelini) from the Latest Oligocene of Germany, and a New Phylogenetic Analysis of Extant and Extinct Salamandrids”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     This applies especially to the massive, hyperossified skull in which the maxilla is sutured posteriorly with the quadratojugal-quadrate, and the supratemporal opening is much reduced in size.