Skull roof

The skull roof, or the roofing bones of the skull, are a set of bones covering the brain, eyes and nostrils in bony fishes and all land-living vertebrates. The bones are derived from dermal bone, hence the alternative name dermatocranium. More or less incorporated in the skull roof is the upper jaw and the endocranium.

Skull roof

The skull roof, or the roofing bones of the skull, are a set of bones covering the brain, eyes and nostrils in bony fishes and all land-living vertebrates. The bones are derived from dermal bone, hence the alternative name dermatocranium. More or less incorporated in the skull roof is the upper jaw and the endocranium.