Hyomandibula

Hyomandibula

The hyomandibula is a set of bones that is found in the hyoid region in most fishes. It usually plays a role in suspending the jaws and/or operculum (teleostomi only). In tetrapods, it has become the columella (stapes).

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Vertebrates Comparative Anatomy, Fucntion, Evolution by Kenneth V. Kardong, pages 227 and 693.

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ee also

Palatoquadrate


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