Epiotic

Skull of the bowfin. The epiotic is visible in the lower image, labeled ep.

In vertebrates, the epiotic is a skull bone that participates in the otic capsule and sometimes the external skull wall; along with the prootic and the opisthotic, it encloses the inner ear. Because it frequently fuses to other elements early in ontogeny, it is poorly understood.

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