develops from develops from composed primarily of bone tissue endochondral bone supraoccipital bone EMAPA:36618 TAO:0000595 Endochondral bone that is located at the dorsal part of the occipital region of the cranium or the dorso-posterior part of the skull[TAP,modified]. relationship type change: overlaps neurocranium (TAO:0001580) CHANGED TO: part_of neurocranium (UBERON:0001703)[TAO] relationship loss: overlaps supraoccipital-parietal joint (TAO:0005264)[TAO] UBERON:0005237 UBERON:0004747 See Kardong KV, Vertebrates: Comparative Anatomy, Function, Evolution, Fourth Edition (2006) McGraw-Hill, p.237 Table 7.1; usually forming a part of the occipital in the adult, but distinct in the young supraoccipital ZFA:0000595 Endochondral bone that is located at the dorsal part of the occipital region of the cranium or the dorso-posterior part of the skull. It forms the dorsal margin of the foramen magnum. Commonly the supraoccipital articulates with the parietals anteriorly, the epiotics laterally, and the exoccipitals posteroventrally. The supraoccipital is an unpaired median bone.[TAO] a bone on the dorsal side of the great foramen of the skull, usually forming a part of the occipital in the adult, but distinct in the young..[TFD] The supraoccipital ties the occiput to the dermal skull table.[Palaeos] SCTID:95947006 MA:0001474 VHOG:0001150 supraoccipital cartilage element neurocranium bone supraoccipital endochondral element