Figure 6. Cranial endocast and braincase of Falcarius utahensis (holotype, UMNH VP 15000).

In (A) and (B) in left lateral, (C) and (D) in caudal, (E) dorsal, and (F) ventral view. Bone in (B) and (D) rendered transparent. Abbreviations: car, cerebral carotid artery canal; cvcm, caudal middle cerebral vein; fc, fenestra cochleae; fl, floccular lobe; fv, fenestra vestibuli; lab, endosseous labyrinth; pfo, pituitary (hypophyseal) fossa; V₁, ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve canal; V₂, maxillary branch of the trigeminal nerve canal; V₃, mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve canal; VI, abducens nerve canal; VII, facial nerve canal; IX–XI, shared canal for the glossopharyngeal, vagus and spinal accessory nerve; XII, hypoglossal nerve canal.