Skull of Salmander

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Urodela Specimen Description Salamanders has a relatively flat and curved skull, when it compares with the size of the body it is bigger. bony sockets in the skull hold small, bead like eyes. a typical salamander skull has different cranial plates. On...

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Upper Jaw of Frog

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Specimen Description Cryptobranchus alleganiensis has a lower jaw is curved and possess numerous teeth. These teeth are small, bicuspid, and arranged in a single row. The bicuspid teeth can be seen even in the larval form of the salamander.  The vomerine...

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Lower jaw of Cryptobranchus

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Urodela Family: Cryptobranchidae Genus: Cryptobranchus Specimen Description Cryptobranchus alleganiensis has a lower jaw is curved and possess numerous teeth. These teeth are small, bicuspid, and arranged in a single row. The bicuspid teeth can be seen even in the larval form of...

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Lower jaw of Cryptobranchus alleganiensis

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Urodela Family: Cryptobranchidae Genus: Cryptobranchus Species: C. alleganiensis Specimen Description Cryptobranchus alleganiensis has a lower jaw is curved and possess numerous teeth. These teeth are small, bicuspid, and arranged in a single row. The bicuspid teeth can be seen even in the...

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Tongue of Cryptobranchus alleganiensis

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Urodela Family: Cryptobranchidae Genus: Cryptobranchus Species: C. alleganiensis Specimen Description The tongue of an adult salamander is relatively broad and pad like, tightly attached to the floor of the mouth, with only part of the margin of the tongue free. Consequently the...

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Open mouth of African clawed frog

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Pipidae Genus: Xenopus Species: X. laevis Specimen Description The head of Xenopus laevis is wedge-shaped and smaller than the body. It has a unique morphology because it lacks a tongue and a visible ear. It has two small eyes found...

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Cyclopterus lumpus

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Scorpaeniformes Family: Cyclopteridae Genus: Cyclopterus Species: C. lumpus Description Cyclopterus lumpus has rigid laterally compressed body, with eyes present on either sides. First dorsal fin present but covered by thick layer of skin forming a characteristic high crest with embedded spines. Bony tubercles...

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Pharynejeal Bone of Parrot Wrasse

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Superclass: Osteichthyes Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Suborder: Labroidei Family: Scaridae Description Mouth is terminal, usually with prominent lips; mouth slightly to extremely protrusive; maxilla not exposed on the cheek; teeth in jaws usually separate and caniniform, the anteriormost 1 or 2 pairs typically enlarged and...

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Gill Teeth of Atlantic salmon

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Salmoniformes Family: Salmonidae Genus: Salmo Species: S. salar Description fish exchange gases using gills on either side of the pharynx. Gills are tissues which consist of threadlike protein structures called filaments. These filaments have many functions including the transfer of ions and water, as well as the...

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Pycnodus Bowerbanki

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Pycnodontiformes Family: Pycnodontidae Genus: Pycnodus Description Pycnodus  Bowerbanki  is a extinct species of ray-finned fish ranging from the Cretaceous to Eocene periods. As its name suggests, it is the type genus of Pycnodontiformes. The known whole fossils of Pycnodus are around 12 centimetres (5 in) long, and have a superficial resemblance to angelfish or butterflyfish. The animals,...

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