postorbital process

{{short description|Projection on the frontal bone near the rear upper edge of the eye socket}}

The postorbital process is a projection on the frontal bone near the rear upper edge of the eye socket.{{cite web| publisher=Craniological Glossary| url=http://www.skullsite.co.uk/glossary.htm| accessdate=2012-11-13| title=Glossary of Skullological Terminology}} In many mammals, it reaches down to the zygomatic arch, forming the postorbital bar.