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. 2020 Apr 28;10:7122. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-63956-y

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Reconstruction of the endocranial anatomy of Champsosaurus lindoei (CMN 8920). (A) left lateral view; (B) dorsal view; (C) ventral view; (D) posterior view; (E) anterior view; (F) left anterolateroventral view. The brain endocast is illustrated in blue, endosseous labyrinth in pink, cranial nerves in yellow, and carotid artery in red. Abbreviations: car, carotid arteries; ccar, cerebral branch of the carotid arteries; cer, cerebrum; lab, endosseous labyrinth; olf, base of the olfactory lobes; pcar, palatine branch of the carotid arteries; pd, canal for the parilymphatic duct; pin, pineal body; pit, pituitary fossa; IX-XI, canal for cranial nerves IX, X, and XI; XII, canal for cranial nerve XII; V, opening for cranial nerve V; VI, canal for cranial nerve VI; VII, canal for cranial nerve VII. Images generated in Amira 5.4.3 (https://www.fei.com/software/amira/) and processed in Inkscape 0.92 (https://inkscape.org/).