Alles

Secondary palate

  • Premaxilla, maxilla und palatine grow out medially and meet at the midline to from the hard palate

--> mastication in the mouth --> further stiffening (reduction of basipterygoid articulation, etc.)
--> formation of a specialized dentition (heterodonty)
--> lactation (+ cheeks and lips)

--> secondary choanes 

  • Simultaneous breathing and food intake

Diskussion