amphistylic jaw suspension
amphistylic jaw suspension A type of jaw suspension seen in certain sharks, in which the upper jaw is braced against the cranium and is also supported by the hyomandibular (see hyoid arch). See illustration. Compare autostylic jaw suspension; hyostylic jaw suspension.
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