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interparietal bone

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The bone of the cranium that lies above and anterior to the occipital bone in some mammals. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interparietal_bone MP:0000077 ]

Synonyms: inter-parietal bone, interparietal

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UBPROP 0000003

The homologization of cranial bones of actinopterygians with those of sarcopterygians based on the bone names established in human anatomy is favored in order to permit the building of phylogenetic relationship schemes beyond the taxonomic boundaries of osteichthyans (including tetrapods). (...) In actinopterygians, the terms parietal and postparietal bones have to replace the commonly used terms 'frontal' and 'parietal' bones for the two paired bones on the skull roof.[well established][VHOG]

UBPROP 0000008

rarely present in humans

editor note

consider splitting classes for inter-parietal and post-parietal. postparietals paired in reptiles, fused in mammals.

has related synonym

post-parietal bone, postparietal, inca bone, ossicle of Goethe, postparietal bone, os interparietale

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UBERON:0002229

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Interparietal bone