Long, unpaired median dermal bone that runs almost the entire length of the cranium. Contacts the prevomer anteriorly, and the prootic and basioccipital posteriorly. Anteriorly the parasphenoid is a long, thin bone that widens abruptly at the point of contact with the prootic. [ ORCiD:0000-0001-9114-8737 GOC:mh ]
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- dermal bone
- skeletal element of eye region
- parasphenoid
- facial bone
- part of some neurocranium
- part of some dermatocranium
- part of some orbital region
- part of some sphenoid region
- part of some palate
- part of some olfactory region