Skeleton Edit Fossil Record Talk1 5,559pages on this wiki In biology, a skeleton is a rigid framework that provides protection and structure in many types of animal, particularly those of the phylum Chordata and of the superphylum Ecdysozoa. This article is a stub. You can help Fossil Wiki by expanding it. Read more Teeth In tetrapods, the pterygoid is a complex, but relatively stable, paired palatal bone with a... Pterygoid The dermal bone, the pattern and form of bones derived from intramembranous ossification, define... Dermal bone Categories: Article stubs Anatomy Add category Cancel Save