Cartilage bone that contacts the pterotic anteriorly, the supraoccipital and parietal dorsally, and the exoccipital ventrally. The epiotic enclose the posterior semicircular canal of the inner ear and contribute to the hind margin of the cranium. [ GOC:mh ORCiD:0000-0001-9114-8737 ]
Synonyms: epioccipital
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Subclass of:
- endochondral bone
- epiotic
- part of some otic region
- part of some chondrocranium
- part of some neurocranium
- develops from some auditory capsule
- existence starts during or after some larval:days 21-29
- overlaps some epiotic-posttemporal joint
- overlaps some epiotic-parietal joint