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actinopterygian frontal bone

Term ID
UBERON:0004866
Synonyms
  • actinopterygian frontal
  • actinopterygian frontal bone
  • frontal bone
  • frontals
Definition
Dermal bone that bears part of the supraorbital canal and usually covers a large area of the neurocranium occupying part of the ethmoidal, orbitosphenoid, and otic regions. Commonly, the frontal bone articulates with its antimere medially, with lateral ethmoid, orbitosphenoid and pterosphenoid ventrolaterally, with supraorbital bone(s), autosphenotic and pterotic laterally, and with parietal posteriorly.[TAO].
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