12/14/2023 0 Comments Skull and neck bonesReceived: ApAccepted: SeptemPublished: November 7, 2012Ĭopyright: © 2012 Jones et al. Alf Museum of Paleontology, United States of America (2012) The Head and Neck Anatomy of Sea Turtles (Cryptodira: Chelonioidea) and Skull Shape in Testudines. adductor mandibulae externus Pars superficialis from the jugal seems to be a characteristic feature of sea turtles.Ĭitation: Jones MEH, Werneburg I, Curtis N, Penrose R, O’Higgins P, Fagan MJ, et al. adductor mandibulae internus into the Pars intramandibularis via the Zwischensehne. kempii, but comparison with other turtles suggests only one of these characters may be derived: connection of the m. We find several similarities between the muscles of C. The tongue is relatively small, and the hyoid apparatus is not as conspicuous as in some freshwater aquatic turtles. In both taxa the temporal region of the skull is enclosed by bone and the jaw joint structure and muscle arrangement indicate that palinal jaw movement is possible. Using computed tomography and classical comparative anatomy we describe the cranial anatomy in two sea turtles, the loggerhead ( Caretta caretta) and Kemp’s ridley ( Lepidochelys kempii), for a better understanding of sea turtle functional anatomy and morphological variation.
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