Image: Upper tooth plate of an Australian Lungfish
Description
Upper tooth plate of a Australian Lungfish. This plate is attached to the bony palate. The ridged 'teeth' crush food items between them and a similar set of teeth in the lower jaw.
- Photographer:
- Mark McGrouther
- Rights:
- © Australian Museum
- Common name:
- Australian Lungfish
- Scientific name:
- Neoceratodus forsteri
- Family:
- Ceratodontidae
- Order:
- Ceratodontiformes
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