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From: Ontogenetic variation in the cranium of Mixosaurus cornalianus, with implications for the evolution of ichthyosaurian cranial development

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Mixosaurus cornalianus, basioccipital in posteroventral (A–D) and dorsal (E–G) view. Interpretative drawings are identified by an apostrophe beside their corresponding letter. A Fetus PIMUZ T 4830; B smaller juvenile PIMUZ T 0077; C juvenile PIMUZ T 4857; D adult PIMUZ T 4848; E juvenile PIMUZ T 2416; F adult PIMUZ T 2414; G adult MSNM BES SC 1001. bop basioccipital peg; co condyle; eca extracondylar area; exof exoccipital facet; fmf floor of the foramen magnum; fmfw foramen magnum lateral edge (wall); lb lateral bulge, mf midline furrow, mr midline ridge, np notochord pit, opif opisthotic facet, pbsf parabasisphenoid facet, vid ventral indentation, viv ventral invagination. Scale bar equals 5 mm

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