Squamosal border of parietal bone

The squamous border is divided into three parts: of these:

• The anterior is thin and pointed, bevelled at the expense of the outer surface, and overlapped by the tip of the great wing of the sphenoid;

• The middle portion is arched, bevelled at the expense of the outer surface, and overlapped by the squama of the temporal;

• The posterior part is thick and serrated for articulation with the mastoid portion of the temporal.