| Term Name: | furcula |
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| Synonyms: | furcula bone, fused clavicle, wishbone |
| Definition: | Dermal bone that develops from the fusion of the paired clavicle condensations in Archosauria. Serves as both an attachment site for pectoral musculature as well as a mechanical strengthening/ spacing element in the pectoral girdle. [PHENOSCAPE:ad]. |
| Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0007841] |