Squamosal bone

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The squamosal is a skull bone found in most reptiles, amphibians, and birds. In fishes, it is also called the pterotic bone.

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Image: Dromaeosaurus_skull_uk.svg: AS derivative work: Berichard (talk), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.