A review on the avian viscerocranium

Abstract

The avian viscerocranium has been described by several investigators. It was perceived that a review on the ontogeny of the avian viscerocranium would be very useful to enrich the knowledge on this subject. The present article casts light on the avian viscerocranium starting from the early stages up to fairly late ones.

Keywords

• Avian
• Viscerocranium
• Mandibular arch
• Meckel’s cartilages
• Chondrocranium