Occipitotympanic suture
Sutura occipitotympanica
Definition
The occipitotympanic suture is the suture between the occipital bone and the tympanic part of temporal bone.
In Equids, this suture is absent is Horses.
In Cats, this suture is formed with the endotympanic part of the temporal bone.
References
Constantinescu GM, Schaller O. Illustrated veterinary anatomical nomenclature. 3rd Edition. Enke Verlag, Stuttgart, 2012.
