咽颌
咽颌是某些动物除口腔颌骨外的另一副颌骨,位于动物的咽喉部。咽颌是由鳃弓演化而来的。大约有3万种已知的鱼类拥有咽颌,其中最为知名的是鯙科动物,它们的咽颌能够相当自由地活动,并帮助它们吞食体积庞大的猎物。[1]
参考
- Mehtal, Rita S.; Peter C. Wainwright. . Nature(journal). 2007-09-06, 449: 79–82 [2007-09-06]. doi:10.1038/nature06062. (原始内容存档于2016-12-14).
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