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Fig.Ā 2

From: Updated cranial and mandibular description of the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) baenid turtle Saxochelys gilberti based on micro-computed tomography scans and new information on the holotype-shell association

Fig.Ā 2

3D renderings of the cranium of the holotype of Saxochelys gilberti (DMNH EPV.96000). A dorsal view. B ventral view. C left lateral view. D right lateral view. E anterior view. F posterior view. Note that bones are labelled in bold font, and traits are labelled in regular font. boc, basioccipital; cp, carotid pit; cs, crista supraoccipitalis; ct, cavum tympani; ex, exoccipital; f, frontal; fm, foramen magnum; fpp, foramen palatinum posterius; fpo, fenestra postotica; ica, incisura columellae auris; j, jugal; labr, labial ridge; lir, lingual ridge; mx, maxilla; na, nasal, occ, occipital condyle; op, opisthotic; pa, parietal; pal, palatine; pbs, parabasisphenoid; pm, premaxilla; po, postorbital; ppf, foramen praepalatinum; prf, prefrontal; pt, pterygoid; ptf, pterygoid fossa; q, quadrate, qj, quadratojugal; rqs, rough quadrate surface; soc, supraoccipital; sot, septum orbito-temporale; sq, squamosal; v, vomer; XII, foramina for the hypoglossal (CN XII) nerve

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