Autostylic


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Au`to`styl´ic


a.1.(Anat.) Having the mandibular arch articulated directly to the cranium, as in the skulls of the Amphibia.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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In snakes, the hyomandibular loses its suspensory function (autostylic suspension).
Prenatal development of the sound transmitting apparatus in different embryonic stages of Malpolon monsspesulanus (squamata-serpentes)/ Desenvolvimento pre-natal do aparelho transmissor de som em diferentes estagios embrionarios de Malpolon monsspesulanus (Squamata-serpentes)
These designs are called amphistylic, hyostolic, and autostylic. (4)
Autostylic. In the autostylic architecture, the palatoquadrate is essentially fused to the chondrocranium.
Phylogeny and embryology of the facial nerve and related structures. Part I: phylogeny
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