Preferred Label : angular bone;
Uberon definition : Dermal bone that is located posterior to the dentary and lateral to the articular
and retroarticular bones of the lower jaw. The angular forms the outer dermal sheet
of the posterior part of the lower jaw. The angular bears a portion of the mandibular
sensory canal. The angular is a paired bone.;
Uberon related term : postoperculare; praearticulare; angular bones;
Uberon broad term : angular;
Uberon Taxon note : The angular fuses with the articular bone in clupeocephalans forming the anguloarticular.;
Origin ID : 0011079;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- in lateral side of
- part of
Dermal bone that is located posterior to the dentary and lateral to the articular
and retroarticular bones of the lower jaw. The angular forms the outer dermal sheet
of the posterior part of the lower jaw. The angular bears a portion of the mandibular
sensory canal. The angular is a paired bone.
