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Fig. 6

From: A redescription of the Late Jurassic (Tithonian) turtle Uluops uluops and a new phylogenetic hypothesis of Paracryptodira

Fig. 6

Close-ups on the basicranium and carotid pit of UCM 53971. A Indication of the location of the area of interest in the skull, B indication of the location of the area of interest relative to Fig. 5, C close-up on the basicranium highlighting the path of the internal carotid artery, D close-up on the basicranium highlighting foramina for the vidian nerve, and E close-up on the right carotid pit highlighting foramina for the carotid circulation system. bp basipterygoid process, fdnv foramen distalis nervi vidiani, fpccb foramen posterius canalis carotici basisphenoidalis, fpccl foramen posterius canalis carotici lateralis, fpcnv foramen posterius canalis nervi vidiani, ica internal carotid artery, pbs parabasisphenoid, pt pterygoid

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