A diverse collection of vertebrate jawbones (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

A diverse collection of vertebrate jawbones

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A random selection of lower jaw shapes from among the world's vertebrate animals. All are mammal jaws consisting of a single bone except for those in orange, which are from vertebrates that have lower jaws composed of multiple bones. Colors represent jaws of animals in the same lineage.

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Jack Tseng, UC Berkeley

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