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. 2009 Jan 19;4(1):e3914. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003914

Figure 3. Development of skull after metamorphosis (stages 63 - frog).

Figure 3

A″–C″. Dorsal view of unstained Xenopus cranium demonstrates gross morphology, 0.7× magnification. D″–F″. Alizarin red and Alcian blue whole-mount staining of cranial skull. G″–I″. μCT scans delineate ossified portions of cranium. Ossification is complete by Stage 64–66. Labelling based on Trueb and Hanken, FP: frontoparietal.