Compound dermal and endochondral bone that results from the fusion of the paired dermal parietal bones and the median endochondral supraoccipital. Forms the dorso-posterior element of the dermatocranium. [ TAO:GA_TG ]
Synonyms: parieto-supraoccipital
Term information
A parietal-supraoccipital or parieto-supraoccipital bone is an element present in Siluriformes.
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Term relations
- endochondral bone
- dermal bone
- develops from some supraoccipital bone
- part of some dermatocranium
- develops from some actinopterygian parietal bone