part of part of maxilla temporal process of zygomatic bone skeletal element projection crest facial crest A ridge or similar projection on the lateral side of the cranium that crosses the zygomatic bone and extends to the maxilla and ends on the facial tubercle (tuber faciale). https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2699-3066 UBERON:7500131 very prominent in ruminants and equids; short in carnivorans and pigs: https://www.imaios.com/en/vet-anatomy/anatomical-structures/facial-crest-11073890400# crista facialis