Extended Data Fig. 2: Cranial anatomy of T. alcoberi on the basis of segmented micro-computed tomography scan data. | Nature

Extended Data Fig. 2: Cranial anatomy of T. alcoberi on the basis of segmented micro-computed tomography scan data.

From: A Triassic stem lepidosaur illuminates the origin of lizard-like reptiles

Extended Data Fig. 2

a, b, Three-dimensional model of Taytalura with segmented bones in right lateral and ventral views. c, Segmented right squamosal and quadrate in lateral view (left) and corresponding line drawing (right). d, Segmented left quadrate in posterior view. e, f, Line drawings of the left jaw in medial and dorsal views. af, adductor fossa; ap, anterior process; ar, articular; bc, braincase; co, coronoid; dp, dorsal process, fr, frontal; gf, glenoid fossa; hy, hyoid arch; ju, jugal; lc, lateral condyle, lj, lower jaw; mc, medial condyle, mf, medial flange; mx, maxilla; na, nasal; oc, otic conch; pa, parietal; pm, pre-maxilla; pl, palate; po, post-orbital; pof, post-frontal; pr, pre-artciular; prf, pre-frontal; qd, quadrate; qj, quadrato-jugal; sp., splenial; sq, squamosal; vp, ventral process. Scale bars, 3.5 mm.

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