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Fig. 5

From: An exceptionally well-preserved skeleton of Palaeothentes from the Early Miocene of Patagonia, Argentina: new insights into the anatomy of extinct paucituberculatan marsupials

Fig. 5

Palaeothentes lemoinei (MPM-PV 3566). Model of the right petrosal based on 3D reconstructions from micro-CT data in tympanic (a) and cerebellar (b) views. ac aqueductus cochleae; amf, anteromedial flange; asc, anterior semicircular canal; av aqueductus vestibuli, cc crus commune, cp crista parotica, crp crista petrosa, ctpp caudal tympanic process, er epitympanic recess, fai inferior acoustic foramen, fas superior acoustic foramen, fc fenestra cochleae (=round window), fi fossa incudis, fs facial sulcus, fv fenestra vestibuli (=oval window), hF hiatus Fallopii, iam internal acoustic meatus, mp mastoid process, n notch for the jugular foramen, pc prootic canal, ppts postpromontorial tympanic sinus, pr promontorium, ps sulcus for the prootic sinus, rtpp rostral tympanic process of petrosal, saf subarcuate fossa, sf stapedial fossa, sff secondary facial foramen, sips sulcus for inferior petrosal sinus, sps sulcus for the superior petrosal sinus, th tympanohyal, ttf tensor tympani fossa

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