Jaw musculature during the dawn of turtle evolution

Volume: 13, Issue: 2, Pages: 225 - 254
Published: Aug 1, 2012
Abstract
Using a new approach to study muscle anatomy in vertebrates, the fully differentiated jaw musculature of 42 turtle species was studied and character mappings were performed. Soft tissue arrangements were correlated to the temporal openings (emarginations) of the skull and the trochlearis system of the jaw apparatus among turtle taxa. When compared to the cranial anatomy of stem Testudines, most characters detected as diagnostic of particular...
Paper Details
Title
Jaw musculature during the dawn of turtle evolution
Published Date
Aug 1, 2012
Volume
13
Issue
2
Pages
225 - 254
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