OBO ID: ZFA:0001406 |
Term Name: | kinethmoid bone | Search Ontology: | |
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Definition: | Small median unpaired dermal sesamoid bone in the premaxillary-ethmoid ligament between the mesethmoid and the premaxilla that enhances the protractability of the upper jaw. It forms in the premaxillary-ethmoid ligament. The kinethmoid arose de novo in the ancestor of Cypriniformes, the only group within Ostariophysi, in which it is found (Fink and Fink, 1981). | ||
Appears at: | Larval:Days 21-29 (21d-30d, 7.8mm, 10 teeth) | ||
Evident until: | Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult) | ||
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Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology |