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Sculpins use muscles to rattle their pectoral girdle.
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Helen Scales, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2019
But paleontologists also noted that many mosasaur fossils have very large pectoral girdles, the area that supports the muscles of the forelimbs.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 25 Sep. 2019
Their analysis found that the pectoral girdle was likely the site of large muscle attachments.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 25 Sep. 2019
In ray-finned fish, such as catfish, the pectoral girdle is directly attached to the skull and retracts when suction feeding occurs.
—National Geographic, 18 July 2017
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Helen Scales, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2019
But paleontologists also noted that many mosasaur fossils have very large pectoral girdles, the area that supports the muscles of the forelimbs.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 25 Sep. 2019
Their analysis found that the pectoral girdle was likely the site of large muscle attachments.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 25 Sep. 2019
In ray-finned fish, such as catfish, the pectoral girdle is directly attached to the skull and retracts when suction feeding occurs.
—National Geographic, 18 July 2017
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“Pectoral girdle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pectoral%20girdle. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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