Term Name: intercalar
Synonyms: opisthotic
Definition: Small membrane bone homologous with a cartilage bone in more basal fishes (Patterson, 1977). Situated between the exoccipital and the pterotic at point of attachment of short ligament that originates on the ventral arm of the posttemporal.
Ontology: [UBERON:2000474]

Relationships
is part of: otic region
is a type of: membrane bone neurocranium bone