The Sesamoid Articular: A Bone in the Mandible of Fishes (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Sesamoid Articular: A Bone in the Mandible of FishesIt thus appears that Owen's splenial is the bone that usually bears that name in the Ganoids. It need scarcely be added that no homology exists between the splenial, which is clearly a dental cement bone, and the sesamoid articular (cuvier's operculaire).About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.