Key References

Feeding mechanisms of primitive teleosts and major features in the evolution of the teleost feeding mechanism.

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Lauder, G. V. 1980c. The role of the hyoid apparatus in the feeding mechanism of the coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae. Copeia, 1980(1):1-9.

Lauder, G. V. 1980d. On the evolution of the jaw adductor musculature in primitive gnathostome fishes. Breviora, (460):1-10.

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