![Picture of the palatal valve with its two components, the velum palati... | Download Scientific Diagram Picture of the palatal valve with its two components, the velum palati... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/266579907/figure/fig5/AS:295597765611536@1447487407915/Picture-of-the-palatal-valve-with-its-two-components-the-velum-palati-dorsally-and-the.png)
Picture of the palatal valve with its two components, the velum palati... | Download Scientific Diagram
![Everglades on X: "Did you know that the back of the alligator's throat is covered by an oversized palatal valve called a glottis? That's why you usually can't see down their throat! Everglades on X: "Did you know that the back of the alligator's throat is covered by an oversized palatal valve called a glottis? That's why you usually can't see down their throat!](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DppEL55W0AIM-NS.jpg)
Everglades on X: "Did you know that the back of the alligator's throat is covered by an oversized palatal valve called a glottis? That's why you usually can't see down their throat!
![Australian Estuarine Crocodile Head with Open Jaw Closeup Showing Palatal Valve Stock Image - Image of crocodilia, eater: 279332485 Australian Estuarine Crocodile Head with Open Jaw Closeup Showing Palatal Valve Stock Image - Image of crocodilia, eater: 279332485](https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/australian-estuarine-crocodile-head-open-jaw-closeup-showing-palatal-valve-front-close-up-saltwater-australia-eye-279332485.jpg)
Australian Estuarine Crocodile Head with Open Jaw Closeup Showing Palatal Valve Stock Image - Image of crocodilia, eater: 279332485
Everglades Holiday Park - Inside a gator's mouth is the glottis which seals off the throat. This specialized valve allows for the gator to catch its prey underwater. In order to keep
![Crocodiles have special flaps called palatal valves in the back of their mouths which allow them to open their mouths underwater without drowning. : r/Awwducational Crocodiles have special flaps called palatal valves in the back of their mouths which allow them to open their mouths underwater without drowning. : r/Awwducational](https://i.redd.it/sz86919w1bnz.jpg)
Crocodiles have special flaps called palatal valves in the back of their mouths which allow them to open their mouths underwater without drowning. : r/Awwducational
![Would spinosaurus and other prehistoric aquatic reptiles have a palatal valve like modern day crocodilians? : r/Dinosaurs Would spinosaurus and other prehistoric aquatic reptiles have a palatal valve like modern day crocodilians? : r/Dinosaurs](https://preview.redd.it/would-spinosaurus-and-other-prehistoric-aquatic-reptiles-v0-d2k2dkc8l3mb1.jpg?auto=webp&s=e901e9bfd4cf64090b562007834b766f2f007016)
Would spinosaurus and other prehistoric aquatic reptiles have a palatal valve like modern day crocodilians? : r/Dinosaurs
Madras Crocodile Bank Trust/Centre for Herpetology - An underwater image of Ally, our American alligator. The palatal valve, present in all species of the Crocodilia, is a small but significant flap of
![Bronx Zoo on Twitter: "All crocodilian species have a palatal valve, which plays an essential role in preventing water from entering the throat. That's why crocs can open their mouths underwater! https://t.co/mNsYLzjBeY" / Bronx Zoo on Twitter: "All crocodilian species have a palatal valve, which plays an essential role in preventing water from entering the throat. That's why crocs can open their mouths underwater! https://t.co/mNsYLzjBeY" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EJRvbGkXYAYvDin.jpg)