| Term Name: | supraoccipital |
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| Definition: | Large shield-shaped unpaired median cartilage bone that contact the parietal anteriorly, and the exoccipital and epiotic laterally. Forms the posterodorsal most point of the cranium. The supraoccipital usually bears a crest that extends posterodorsally. |
| Appears at: | Unknown |
| Evident until: | Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000595] |
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