part of part of anterior to in taxon develops from develops from contributes to morphology of Mammalia occipital bone neurocranium interparietal bone os interparietale consider splitting classes for inter-parietal and post-parietal. postparietals paired in reptiles, fused in mammals. inca bone SCTID:369438005 post-parietal bone ossicle of Goethe postparietal bone Wikipedia:Interparietal_bone FMA:75748 postparietal EMAPA:19017 The homologization of cranial bones of actinopterygians with those of sarcopterygians based on the bone names established in human anatomy is favored in order to permit the building of phylogenetic relationship schemes beyond the taxonomic boundaries of osteichthyans (including tetrapods). (...) In actinopterygians, the terms parietal and postparietal bones have to replace the commonly used terms 'frontal' and 'parietal' bones for the two paired bones on the skull roof.[well established][VHOG] inter-parietal bone EHDAA:9530 MA:0001467 interparietal rarely present in humans UBERON:0002229 The bone of the cranium that lies above and anterior to the occipital bone in some mammals. dermatocranium vault of skull interparietal bone primordium dermal bone neurocranium bone