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Gnathostomata
(redirected from Gnathostomes)

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Noun1.Gnathostomata - comprising all vertebrates with upper and lower jaws
superclass Gnathostomata
Craniata, subphylum Craniata, subphylum Vertebrata, Vertebrata - fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals
gnathostome - a vertebrate animal possessing true jaws
class - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
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Remarks about the cladistic analysis in connection with myopterygian hypothesis and the problem of the origin of gnathostomes.
Karksilepis parva gen. et sp. nov. (Chondrichthyes) from the ... by Marss, Tiiu; Kleesment, Anne; Niit, Moonika / Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences
After some gnathostomes emerged from the sea to dwell on land, the gill arches that did not form the jaw developed to form the tongue, the thyroid cartilage, the cricoid cartilage, and the structures of the pharynx and hypopharynx.
Phylogeny and embryology of the facial nerve and related structures. ... by Selber, Jesse C. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Other paleontologists, however, argue that gnathostomes may not have evolved that early.
The first shark: to bite or not to bite? by Monastersky, Richard / Science News
 
 
 
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