(1) Most significantly, however, the prootic articulates with the quadrate .(2) It shows prominent radial and concentric trabeculae that unite in three dimensions to produce a rectangular or quadrate skeletal framework.(3) Instead, the articular moves laterally relative to the quadrate as the jaw opens.(4) The last preserved volution has a quadrate outline.(5) Both the quadrate and the symplectic articulate with the articular of the lower jaw.(6) The distal end of the pterygoid contacts the squamosal dorsally and the quadrate medially.(7) As noted earlier, 9 of the 14 quadrate characters used by Luo and Crompton were likewise reversing.(8) Among the common shapes are triangular, circular, rhomboidal, quadrate , trapezoidal, and elliptical.(9) The crown of P3 is slightly larger and more nearly quadrate in occlusal view than P3 of N. serrator.(10) It was a typically quadrate teapot with a square spout and square handle, made during the Qing Dynasty.(11) Both quadrates are preserved in articulation with the respective mandibles.
