Development of the Synarcual in the Elephant Sharks (Holocephali; Chondrichthyes): Implications for Vertebral Formation and Fusion
The synarcual is a structure incorporating multiple elements of two or more anterior vertebrae of the axial skeleton, forming immediately posterior to the cranium. It has been convergently acquired in the fossil group ‘Placodermi’, in Chondrichthyes (Holocephali, Batoidea), within the teleost group...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
2015
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45261 |