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But ordinary methods of comparison fail when the attempt is made to homologise the structure of fishes with that of air-breathing Vertebrates, for the homologies are anything but obvious and no intermediate organs are found.

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

Owing to the difference of development he would not homologise these bones in the newt with the palatine and pterygoid of other Vertebrates.

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell