| ZFIN ID: ZDB-ANAT-060331-48 | OBO ID: ZFA:0001423 |
| Name: | parachordal cartilage | Search: | |
| Synonyms: | parachordal cartilages | ||
| Definition: | Rod-shaped paired cartilages on either side of the notochord. They unite, forming the base of the chondrocranium and are replaced by the prootic bones. |
| Appears at | Evident until |
| Hatching:Long-pec (48.0h-60.0h) | unk |
| Relationships (about) | |
| develops into: | basioccipital exoccipital prootic |
| is part of: | neurocranium occipital region otic region |
| has parts: | basal plate cartilage |
| is a type of: | chondrocranium cartilage |