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. 2021 Aug 20;9:e11804. doi: 10.7717/peerj.11804

Table A2. List of anatomical landmarks.

We used 31 fixed anatomical landmarks (L = left, R = right). 6 landmarks are of Type I, and 25 of Type II.

Landmark description Name Type
Apex of supraoccipital 1 II
Caudal apex of nasal 2 I
Intersection of maxillofrontal sutureand nasal (L, R) 3, 4 I
Intersection of maxillapremaxilla suture and nasal (L, R) 5, 6 I
Anterior point of canine (L, R) 7, 21 II
Posterior point of canine (L, R) 8, 22 II
Anterior point of last (fifth) molar (L, R) 9, 23 II
Posterior point of last molar (L, R) 10, 24 II
Anterior apex of jugal (L, R) 11, 25 II
Dorsal apex of jugaltemporal suture (L, R) 12, 26 II
Posterior apex of jugal (L, R) 13, 27 II
Ventral apex of orbital socket (L, R) 14, 28 II
Apex of auditory process (L, R) 15, 29 II
Posteriordorsal apex of suture above lateral apex of condyle (L, R) 16, 30 I
Right lateral apex of condyle (L, R) 17, 31 II
Dorsal apex of foramen magnum 18 II
Ventral apex of foramen magnum 19 II
Ventral point of intersection between palatines and maxillas 20 I