exoccipital
Paired cartilage bone that bears a large foramen (lateral occipital foramen). Contacts the supraoccipital dorsally, the epiotic laterally and the basioccipital ventrally. Forms the posterior hind margin of the cranium and borders the lateral and posterior margins of the forum (foramen) magnum.
Also appears inzp
Exact Synonyms
exoccipitals
class Information
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class Relations
Subclass of
- endochondral bone
- part ofrosomeoccipital region
- part ofrosomechondrocranium
- part ofrosomeneurocranium
- overlapsrosomebasioccipital-exoccipital joint
- develops fromrosomeparachordal cartilage
- develops fromrosomeoccipital arch cartilage
- existence starts during or afterrosomeLarval:Days 7-13zfs
- existence ends during or beforerosomeadultzfs
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