Fig. 3: Neokotus sanfranciscanus holotype (IGC-P 0085). | Communications Biology

Fig. 3: Neokotus sanfranciscanus holotype (IGC-P 0085).

From: Discovery of the oldest South American fossil lizard illustrates the cosmopolitanism of early South American squamates

Fig. 3

a–d Mid-dorsal vertebra in left lateral view (a–b) and in dorsal view (c–d). e Isolated dorsal vertebra in right lateral view. f–g Anterior caudal (pygal) vertebrae in ventral view. h–i Incomplete articulated ilium, pubis and ischium in medial and lateral (pubis here partially reconstructed from broken pieces) views, respectively. j–k Proximal left tibia in caudal view. l Tibial diaphysis and distal epiphysis. m isolated ungual phalanx in lateral view. n–o Isolated ungual phalanx in lateral and dorsal views under SEM. ac, acetabulum; apr, anterior process of ilium; bap, basal platform; il, ilium; isc, ischium; lpe, lateral pubic excavation; mc, medial condyle; ns, neural spine; obf, obturator foramen; poz, postzygapophysis; ml, margo lateralis; mv, margo ventralis; prz, prezygapophysis; pu, pubis (incomplete); sy, synapophysis; thf, thyroid fenestra; tp, transverse process; tt, tibial tuberosity; lc, lateral condyle; vk, ventral keel. Scale bars: a–m = 1 mm; n–p = 500 µm.

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