Table 3.
Skeletal region, name, type and abbreviation for each bone examined
| Region | Bone name | Bone type | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neurocranium | |||
| Olfactory | Vomer | D | VO |
| Mesethmoid | C | ME | |
| Lateral ethmoid | C | LE | |
| Orbital | Frontal | D | FR |
| Parasphenoid | D | PS | |
| Basisphenoid | C | BS | |
| Otic | Parietal | D | PA |
| Sphenotic | C | SO | |
| Epiotic | C | EO | |
| Pterotic | C | PO | |
| Prootic | C | PRO | |
| Occipital | Supraoccipital | D | SOC |
| Basioccipital | C | BO | |
| Exoccipital | C | EOC | |
| Mandibular arch | Premaxilla | D | PMX |
| Maxilla | D | MX | |
| Dentary | D | DE | |
| Articular | C | AR | |
| Palatine | C | P | |
| Ectopterygoid | D | EP | |
| Entopterygoid | D | ENP | |
| Quadrate | C | QA | |
| Metapterygoid | C | MP | |
| Hyoid arch | Hyomandibular | C | HM |
| Symplectic | C | SY | |
| Interhyal | C | IH | |
| Epihyal | C | EH | |
| Ceratohyal | C | CH | |
| Dorsal hypohyal | C | DHH | |
| Ventral hypohyal | C | VHH | |
| Basihyal | C | BH | |
| Operculum | D | OP | |
| Preoperculum | D | POP | |
| Suboperculum | D | SOP | |
| Interoperculum | D | IOP | |
| Branchiostegal rays | D | BSR | |
| Gill arches | Pharyngobranchial (1–4) | C | PB |
| Upper Tooth Plate (2–4) | D | UTP | |
| Epibranchial (1–4) | C | EB | |
| Ceratobranchial (1–5) | C | CB | |
| Lower tooth Plate | D | LTP | |
| Hypobranchial (1–3) | C | HB | |
| Basibranchial (1–4) | C | BB |