Preferred Label : hyomandibular bone;
Uberon definition : Replacement bone that is bilaterally paired and (in teleosts) articulates with the
neurocranium dorsally and the opercle posteriorly[TAO,modified].;
Uberon broad term : hyomandibular; hyomandibula;
Uberon Homology note : This structure (the hyomandibular), on ontogenic grounds alone, can be considered
homologous with the amphibian and reptilian columella and the mammalian stapes.[well
established][VHOG];
Uberon Taxon note : In most teleosts, there is a symplectic, and the hyomandibula articulates with it
anteroventrally.;
Origin ID : 0011606;
develops from
Replacement bone that is bilaterally paired and (in teleosts) articulates with the
neurocranium dorsally and the opercle posteriorly[TAO,modified].
