overlaps OBO_REL:part_of (UNDECLARED) otic region posttemporal 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. TAO:0000549 The posttemporal is commonly a Y-shaped bone with two elongate processes. The dorsal process may be equal or longer than the ventral process or the opposite. The ventral process may be absent in some teleosts. post-temporal postemporal posttemporale suprascapula teleost_anatomy dermatocranium posttemporal-parietal joint dermal bone pectoral girdle skeleton