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. 2015 Jul 9;3:e1093. doi: 10.7717/peerj.1093

Table 2. Reconstructed muscle originations and insertions for the ornithomimosaurs studied here (see text for muscle abbreviations).

Muscle Origination Insertion
AMEM Posterior portion of supratemporal fossa Posterior, mediodorsal edge of mandible
AMEP Medial portion of supratemporal fossa Mandibular margin anterior to AMEM insertion
AMES Medial edge of supratemporal bar Dorsolateral edge of mandible
AMP Lateral surface of quadrate Posterior medial margin of mandibular fossa
PSTs Rostromedial portion of temporal fossa Rostromedial mandibular fossa
PTd Dorsal surface of rostral portion of pterygoid and palatine Medial surface of articular
PTv Caudoventral surface of pterygoid Lateral surface of articular and angular