os posttemporale

(plural ossa posttemporalia))

posttemporal (the superficial, Y-shaped dermal bone connecting the pectoral girdle with the skull, namely the epiotic or supraoccipital (upper part of the bone) and the opisthotic (in primitive fishes) or the intercalar (in modern fishes)(lower part of the bone). Traversed by the posttemporal lateral line canal. Also called suprascapula, suprascapular, supracleithrum I and supraclavicle I)