part of part of develops from develops from composed primarily of exoccipital bone UBERON:0001693 lateral part of occipital bone AAO:0000147 SCTID:139279001 exoccipital FMA:52859 VHOG:0001151 Paired cartilage bone that bears a large foramen (lateral occipital foramen). Contacts the supraoccipital dorsally, the epiotic laterally and the basioccipital ventrally. Forms the posterior hind margin of the cranium and borders the lateral and posterior margins of the forum (foramen) magnum. TAO:0000661 MA:0001464 ZFA:0000661 Wikipedia:Lateral_parts_of_occipital_bone EMAPA:18708 neurocranium chondrocranium bone tissue endochondral bone occipital region parachordal cartilage exoccipital cartilage element neurocranium bone exoccipital endochondral element