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Hyoid bone

Hyoid bone

(Science: anatomy) a U-shaped bone lying between the mandible and the larynx, suspended from the styloid processes by slender stylohyoid ligaments.

See: hyoid apparatus.

Synonym: os hyoideum, lingual bone, tongue bone.


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Evolution of voice box, language and consciousness.

There are some who think that the shift of the hyoid is critically important, but since it's a non-articulated bone, it doesn't fossilize in place. That makes it impossible to really trace over time.

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by Darby
Mon Oct 22, 2007 10:33 pm
 
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Evolution of voice box, language and consciousness.

What about the Hyoid bone?

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by MichaelXY
Sat Oct 20, 2007 3:29 am
 
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Topic: Evolution of voice box, language and consciousness.
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