Paired dermal bone that covers the hind part of the cranium, overlapping the dorsal edge of the sphenotic, pterotic, epiotic and the anterior edge of the supraoccipital. The parietal are overlapped anteriorly by the frontal. [ GOC:cvs http://zfin.org/ZDB-PUB-111111-5 ORCiD:0000-0002-2244-7917 ]
Synonyms: post parietal
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- dermal bone
- actinopterygian parietal bone
- overlaps some supraoccipital-parietal joint
- part of some otic region
- overlaps some inter-parietal joint
- part of some dermatocranium
- part of some cranial vault
- overlaps some frontal-parietal joint
- overlaps some epiotic-parietal joint