Editing Frontal bone (section)

== Other animals ==
In most [[vertebrate]]s, the frontal bone is paired, rather than presenting the single, fused structure found in humans (see [[frontal suture]]). It typically lies on the upper part of the head, between the eyes, but in many non-[[mammal]]ian animals it does not form part of the orbital cavity. Instead, in [[reptile]]s, [[Osteichthyes|bony fish]] and [[amphibian]]s it is often separated from the orbits by one or two additional bones not found in mammals. These bones, the [[prefrontal bone|prefrontals]] and [[postfrontal]]s, together form the upper margin of the eye sockets, and lie to either side of the frontal bones.<ref name=VB>{{cite book |author=Romer, Alfred Sherwood|author2=Parsons, Thomas S.|year=1977 |title=The Vertebrate Body |publisher=Holt-Saunders International |location= Philadelphia, PA|pages= 226–241|isbn= 0-03-910284-X}}</ref>

=== Dinosaurs ===
The frontal bone is one of the principal paired mid-line bones in dinosaur skulls.  This bone is part of the skull roof, which is a set of bones that cover the brain, eyes and nostrils.  The frontal makes contact with several other bones in the skull.  The anterior part of the bone articulates with the nasal bone and the [[Prefrontal bone#In dinosaurs|prefrontal]] bone.  The posterior part of the bone articulates with the postorbital bone and the parietal bone.  This bone defines all of part of the upper margin of the orbit.