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levator palatoquadrati
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A muscle derivative of the mandibular levator that runs from the chondrocranium to the palatoquadrate cartilage. Found in sharks [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0073040584 ]
Term info
Label
levator palatoquadrati
has obo namespace
uberon
id
UBERON:0011684
present in taxon
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_119203
taxon notes
In some fishes such as the chimera and in tetrapods the palatoquadrate becomes fused to the braincase and this muscle is absent.