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Fig. 12

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

Fig. 12

Mixosaurus cornalianus, skull roof elements. Interpretative drawings are identified by an apostrophe beside their corresponding letter. A Right-skull roof complex of fetus PIMUZ T 4830 in ventral (internal) view; B left-skull roof complex of juvenile PIMUZ T 4857 in dorsal view; C partial skull roof complex of juvenile PIMUZ T 2134; D skull roof of adult specimen PIMUZ T 2414 in dorsolateral view; E isolated parietal of small? juvenile PIMUZ T 2134 in dorsal view, numbers denote possible anterior margins of the parietal foramen. co ossification centre, epif epipterygoid facet, fr frontal, inv invagination, la lacrimal, na nasal, nac nasal capsule, ocf occipital flange, oli indentation for the olfactory lobe, opi indentation for the optic lobe, pa parietal, paf parietal facet, pde posterodorsal edge supratemporal, pf parietal foramen, pmax premaxilla, prf prefrontal, po postorbital, pof postfrontal, qj quadratojugal, qf quadrate facet, sq squamosal, sqf squamosal facet, st supratemporal, str supratemporal ramus, tfa anterior terrace upper temporal fenestra. Scale bar equals 10 mm

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