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epihyoidean
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epihyoidean
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Muscle in sharks that is homologous to levator operculi and depressor mandibulae / stapedius
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homology notes
The depressor mandibulae of tetrapods, which opens the jaws, is the homologue of the levator operculi and epihyoidean. In mammals, the depressor mandibulae evolves into the stapedius (...).[well established][VHOG]
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UBERON:0011650