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. 2017 Jan 19;5:e2801. doi: 10.7717/peerj.2801

Figure 11. Digital reconstructions of the basisphenoid of Macelognathus.

Figure 11

(A) lateral; (B) dorsal; (C) anterior; and, (D) posterior views. Abbreviations: bsfp, basisphenoid plate; bsf ros, rostrum of the basisphenoid; car, passage for the carotid arteries; coc, cochlear recess; cp, carotid pillar; ds, dorsum sellae; f. boc, facet for the basioccipital; f. lsf, facet for the laterosphenoid; f. pro, facet for the protic; pal; passage for the palatine artery; pp bsf, posterior process of the basisphenoid; ppd, posterior depression of the basisphenoid; pr bsf, posterior “ring” of the basisphenoid; st, sella turica; VI, exit for the VI cranial nerve.