Term Name:	postorbital bone
Synonyms:	postorbital
Definition:	The postorbital is one of the bones in vertebrate skulls which forms a portion of the dermal skull roof and, sometimes, a ring about the orbit. Generally, it is located behind the postfrontal and posteriorly to the orbital fenestra. In some vertebrates, the postorbital is fused with the postfrontal to create a postorbitofrontal.
Ontology:	Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0011169]