Glossary of Terms – Florida Vertebrate Fossils https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/florida-vertebrate-fossils/glossary/
Glossary of Terms A | BÂ | CÂ | DÂ | EÂ | FÂ | GÂ | HÂ | IÂ | JÂ | KÂ | LÂ | MÂ | NÂ | OÂ | PÂ | QÂ | RÂ | SÂ | TÂ | UÂ | VÂ | WÂ | XÂ | YÂ | Z -A- alveolus (alveoli, plural) The depressions or sockets in the tooth-bearing skeletal elements such as maxillae and dentaries into which the roots of the teeth are inserted.
The metapodials of the hand or forelimb are called metacarpals and those of the hind