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Adjusted rank ranges of single bones across species. Ranks range are from above 0 (ossifying first) to 1 (ossifying last). Dentary was always the first bone to ossify, and presphenoid was always the last bone to ossify in all species. Bones derived from the neural crest cells are colored in blue, and bones derived from the mesoderm are illustrated in red.
