Morphology of the Skull of Pygmy Hog (Porcula Salvanias)-A Forensic Approach

The present investigation was undertaken to establish anatomical norms on gross anatomical study of skull of adult Pygmy hog. In the present investigation, three adult Pygmyhog were utilized. The skull was macerated and processed. The skull of Pygmy hog has frontal, lateral, nuchal and basal surfaces. The frontal surface of the skull was formed by the parietal, frontal, nasal, parts of the maxilla and the incisive bone and lateral surface has zygomatic arch which had no medial connection with the frontal bone was strongly curved dorsally like the roof of the cranium. The nuchal surface of the skull of pygmy hog was formed in the middle by the squamous and the lateral parts of the occipital bone and at the two sides by the squamous temporal bone. The basal surface of the skull which formed the osseous hard palate was almost completely enclosed by the alveolar processes of the maxilla and the incisive bones. Result obtained showed that the skull of adult Pygmy hog has a very short zygomatic process of the frontal bone leading to incomplete bony orbit.