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Fig. 3

From: Aspistor verumquadriscutis, a new fossil species of sea catfishes (Siluriformes; Ariidae) from the upper Miocene of Venezuela

Fig. 3

Dorsal view of broken neurocrania, posterior portion, and dorsal fin. a Holotype of Aspistor verumquadriscutis, UNEFM-PF-3222, preserved length 56.2 mm; b Dorsal view of complete neurocranium and dorsal fin from Recent A. quadriscutis, UNEFM PR 068; c Dorsal view of complete neurocranium and dorsal fin of Recent A. luniscutis, MZUSP 51690. Ep Epioccipital, Ex Extrascapular, Fr Frontals, Np Nuchal plate, pcf posterior cranial fontanel, Ps Parieto-supraoccipital, Pt Pterotic, Sp Sphenotic, Su Supracleithrum, tf temporal fossa. Solid line: observed sutures, dashed line: inferred sutures

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