Term Name: actinopterygian parietal bone
Synonyms: actinopterygian parietal, parietal bone, parietals, post parietal
Definition: Dermal bone that covers the otic region and may articulate with its antimere medially, with the frontal bone anteriorly, the pterotic laterally, the supraoccipital medio-posteriorly, and the epiotic and extrascapula latero-posteriorly. The parietal is a paired bone.[TAO]
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0004865]

Relationships
develops into: parietal-supraoccipital
is part of: dermatocranium neurocranium otic region vault of skull
is a type of: dermal bone intramembranous bone neurocranium bone