The fetal skeleton also is made of this type of cartilage. Later,the cartilaginous fetal skeleton is replaced by bone.

Elastic cartilage has more elastic fibers than hyalinecartilage. For this reason, it is more flexible and is found, forexample, in the framework of the outer ear

Fibrocartilage has a matrix containing strong collagenfibers. Fibrocartilage is found in structures that withstandtension and pressure, such as the pads between the vertebrae in the backbone and the wedges in the knee joint.