gnathostome
English
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The crocodile is a good example of a gnathostome, with its vertically opening jaws and its endoskeleton protecting its brain and spinal cord
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnæθəstəʊm/
Noun
gnathostome (plural gnathostomes)
- (zoology) Any vertebrate with jaws, including amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and most modern fish, in contrast with the Agnatha
- 2009 January 15, Martin D. Brazeau, “The braincase and jaws of a Devonian 'acanthodian' and modern gnathostome origins”, Nature Volume 457 No. 7227, doi:10.1038/nature07436:
- Current conceptions of gnathostome phylogeny depict a rather simplistic arrangement of nominally monophyletic and, apparently, morphologically disparate groups.
- 2009 January 15, Martin D. Brazeau, “The braincase and jaws of a Devonian 'acanthodian' and modern gnathostome origins”, Nature Volume 457 No. 7227, doi:10.1038/nature07436:
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