Cranial cartilage which is bilaterally paired and develops as a dorsal plate-like projection of the anteriolateral ethmoid plate, which are oriented perpendicular to the ethmoid plate. It fuses dorsally to the taenia marginalis anterior, and it joins the ethmoid cartilage medially. [ GOC:mh ORCiD:0000-0001-9114-8737 ]
Synonyms: laminas orbitonasalis
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Term relations
- chondrocranium cartilage
- lamina orbitonasalis
- part of some neurocranium
- end stage some larval:days 7-13