Introduction: Pterion is H shaped junction of sutures seen on norma lateralis where frontal, parietal, sphenoid and temporal bones meet. It has been described to be of four types __ampersandsignndash; Sphenoparietal, Frontotemporal, Stellate and Epipteric types. Its position has been described to be located 2.6 cm behind fronto zygomatic suture and 4 cm above the zygomatic arch. Objective: To assess the different types of pterion and to determine its exact location in dry adult human crania and to determine the variation in pteria between two sides and between males and females. Methods: This study was conducted in the Department of Anatomy, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha using 50 dried human crania with the aims to assess the different types of pterion and to determine its exact location and to determine the variation in pteria between two sides and between males and females. Results: The most common type of pterion was Sphenoparietal (80%) followed by Epipteric (10%), Stellate (10%) and Frontotemporal (0%) types. There was no side difference in the distance between pterion and frontozygomatic suture and between pterion and zygomatic arch. There was a gender difference (p-value =0.00033) in the distance between pterion and zygomatic arch. Conclusion: Pterion is an important anatomical region for neurosurgeons, anatomists, anthropologists and forensic experts.