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. 2018 Sep 21;8(20):10057–10066. doi: 10.1002/ece3.4440

Table 1.

Definitions of the landmarks and their allocation to beak and braincase blocks

Number Definition Block
1 Beak tip Beak
2 Midpoint of craniofacial hinge Braincase
3 Maximum of curvature at the rostral end of the Fossa et Fenestra antorbitalis Beak
4 Maximum of curvature at the lateral intersection of the Processus maxillaries and the jugal Beak
5 Most posterior point of the Os palatinum Braincase
6 Maximum of curvature at the rostral end of the external nares Beak
7 Maximum of curvature at the caudal end of the external nares Beak
8 Maximum of curvature at the posterior site of the Os palatinum Braincase
9 Joint point between palatine and pterygoid Braincase
10 Tip of the process of interior Os palatin Braincase
11 Maximum of curvature at the anterior site of the Os palatinum Braincase
12 Maximum of curvature at the outer Os palatinum Braincase
13 Most caudal point of ventral central line on beak Beak
14 Inner junction of palatine and premaxilla Beak
15 Outer junction of palatine and premaxilla Beak
16 Most dorsolateral point of the Os lacrimale Braincase
17 Most distal point of the process of postorbital bone Braincase
18 Maximum of curvature at the edge of Foramen magnum Braincase
19 Tip of the process at anterior edge of Foramen magnum Braincase
20 Most posterior point of the foramen magnum Braincase
21 Ostium canalis ophthalmici externi Braincase
22 Foramen n. maxillomandibularis Braincase