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. 2013 Jul 9;4:2107. doi: 10.1038/ncomms3107

Figure 4. Middle Triassic marine reptile Sinosaurosphargis yunguiensis.

Figure 4

(a) Dorsal view of the holotype, IVPP V17040, preserving the skull and skeleton of the trunk region. Scale bar for the upper panels (a–c), 10 cm. (b) Ventral view of the paratype, IVPP V16076, preserving the skeleton of the trunk region. (c) Line drawing of b. (d) Enlarged image of the ribs and vertebrae in b. Box in b indicates the position of d. Scale bar, 1 cm. (e) Schematic structure of a transverse section of the rib cage in S. yunguiensis. (f) Phylogeny of the taxa examined. osd, osteoderm; ga, gastralia; tr, transverse process; vt, vertebra.