posttemporal
post-temporal
Dermal bone of the secondary pectoral girdle that attaches the girdle to the skull. Its dorsal process attaches to the epiotic or epioccipital, the ventral process to the intercalar and the body articulates with the supracleithrum. The postotic sensory canal or lateral line runs within or lateral to bone.
| Type | Bone |
| Parent Structure | pectoral girdle bone |
| Latin Name | post-temporal |
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