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Fig. 4

From: Ariid sea catfishes from the coeval Pirabas (Northeastern Brazil), Cantaure, Castillo (Northwestern Venezuela), and Castilletes (North Colombia) formations (early Miocene), with description of three new species

Fig. 4

Skull and pectoral girdle of Cathorops goeldii, n. sp., Holotype, MPEG-1526-V, from the Pirabas Formation, Atalaia beach, Brazil. a Oblique posterodorsal view; b left side view; c right side view; d external view of the cleithrum; e internal mold of the cleithrum; f schematic reconstruction in dorsal view; g schematic reconstruction in left lateral view. adp-cl anterior dorsal process of cleithrum, cl cleithrum, pmg posterior medial groove, dspe dorsal spine, ls lateral sulcus, np nuchal plate, pa-soc parieto-supraoccipital, pp-cl posterior process of cleithrum, pt pterotic, spt spinelet, tf temporal fossa. Schematic draw: solid black lines show artificial bones sutures; Unpreserved bones in light gray color. Fossil specimen in dark gray color. Scale bar 10 mm

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