Subdivision of skeleton that includes all dermal bones in the cranial skeleton[ZFA,modified]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skull_roof ZFA:0000863 ]
Synonyms: dendrocranium exocranium
Term information
- XAO:0003169
- TAO:0000863
- ZFA:0000863
- AAO:0010154
- VHOG:0001665
- Wikipedia:Skull_roof
dermal part of skull
dermal skull bones
roofing bones of the skull
skull exoskeleton
dermal bone cranium
Term relations
- primary subdivision of cranial skeletal system
- in taxon some Vertebrata
- part of some dermal skeleton