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. 2012 Nov 27;7(11):e49911. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049911

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Otoccipital portion of the skull in left lateral view. Abbreviations: Ext.l, lateral extrascapular; ot.s.c, otic sensory line canal; ot.s.c.m, medial branch of the otic sensory line canal; ot.sh, otic shelf; pi, pillar; Pp, postparietal; Pp.a.d, anterior depression of the postparietal; Pro, prootic; Stt, supratemporal; Stt.com, supratemporal commissure; v.pr.Stt, ventral (descending) process of the supratemporal. Scale bar = 10 cm.