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Fig. 11

From: Internal cranial anatomy of Early Triassic species of †Saurichthys (Actinopterygii: †Saurichthyiformes): implications for the phylogenetic placement of †saurichthyiforms

Fig. 11

External anatomy of †Saurichthys sp. (NHMD_157546_A). a partial counterpart showing dorsal dermatocranium; b interpretative drawing of a; c skull and mandible in lateral view; d interpretative drawing of c; e skull and mandible in dorsal view; f interpretative drawing of e; g skull and mandible in ventral view; h interpretative drawing of g. Light gray shade indicates elements of dermal origin, dark gray shade indicates exposed regions of the chondrocranium. Abbreviations: ang, angular; d, dentary; dhy, dermohyal; dpt, dermopterotic; exsc, median extrascapular; fr, frontal; ioc, infraorbital canal; la, lachrymal; mdc, mandibular canal; mx, maxilla; nao, narial opening; nsao, nasalo-antorbital; occ, occipital crest; pa, parietal; papl, parietal pit line; pl?, putative pit line on dermopterotic; pop, preopercle; popc, preopercular canal; porp, postorbital process; qj, quadratojugal; rpmx, rostropremaxilla; sang, surangular; soc, supraorbital canal; tmpc, temporal canal. Scale bar equals 1 cm

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