Palatoquadrate Explained

In some fishes, the palatoquadrate is the dorsal component of the mandibular arch, the ventral one being Meckel's cartilage. The palatoquadrate forms from splanchnocranium in various chordates including placoderms and acanthodians.^[1]

See also

• Hyomandibula
• Fish anatomy
• Helicoprion

References

• Book: Kardong , Kenneth V. . Vertebrates Comparative Anatomy, Function, Evolution . 227.

Notes and References

1. Book: Kardong, Kenneth. Vertebrates: Comparative Anatomy, Function, Evolution -Seventh edition.. McGraw-Hill Education. 2015. 978-0-07-802302-6. New York. 244–248, 256..