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Fig.Ā 8 | Swiss Journal of Palaeontology

Fig.Ā 8

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 8

3D renderings of the mandible of the holotype of Saxochelys gilberti (DMNH EPV.96000). A dorsal view. B ventral view. C left mandibular ramus in lateral view. D left mandibular ramus in medial view. E, close-up of articular area of left mandibular ramus. F right mandibular ramus in lateral view. G right mandibular ramus in medial view. H close-up of articular area of right mandibular ramus. Note that bones are labelled in bold font, and traits are labelled in regular font. an, angular; art, articular; asp, anterior surangular process; avcp, anteroventral coronoid process; cor, coronoid; corp, coronoid process; ctc, chorda tympani canal (broken); den, dentary; fai, foramen alveolare inferius; fat, foramen auriculotemporalis; fdfm, foramen dentofacialis major; fim, foramen intermandibulare medius; fM, fossa Meckelii; labr, labial ridge; linr, lingual ridge; pctf, posterior chorda tympani foramen; pdf, processus dentofacialis; pr, prearticular ridge; pre, prearticular; rap, retroarticular process; secf, surangular ectocondylar flange; sM, sulcus Meckelii; sts, symphyseal tongue shelf; sur, surangular

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