What is craniostylic jaw suspension in mammals?
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Mammals have only one paired bone, the dentary, in the lower jaw. The articular and quadrate bones are jaw joints in most vertebrates but are moved to the ear in mammals. The entire upper jaw is incorporated into the baincase and jaw suspension is craniostylic.
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The meaning of jaw suspension is the joining of the lower jaw with the upper jaw.
This helps in efficient chewing and biting.
There is one pair of bones in the mammals, and they are in the lower jaw.
The entire jaw system of the upper jaw is craniostylic and is linked with the braincase.
The bones are moved to the ears in case of mammals.
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