Dermal bone bearing teeth located between the distal end of the premaxilla and the middle of the maxilla. The hypomaxilla is a paired bone. [ TAO:ga_tg ]
Term information
Hypomaxilla is a bone restricted to some clupeiforms. See Berry (1964) for a detailed account of the distribution of the hypomaxilla within clupeiforms and specifically in Herengula.
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