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Fig. 3 | BMC Ecology and Evolution

Fig. 3

From: Rapid neck elongation in Sauropterygia (Reptilia: Diapsida) revealed by a new basal pachypleurosaur from the Lower Triassic of China

Fig. 3

Selected details of the two specimens. (A) Skull of the holotype, ventrally exposed. (B) Interpretative drawing of A. (C) Coracoid of WGSC V 1702. (D) Pectoral region of the holotype in dorsal view. (E) Pelvic and anterior caudal region of the holotype in dorsal view. (F) Pelvic and anterior caudal region of WGSC V 1702 in dorsal view. G-J. Forelimb and hindlimb of the holotype in dorsal view. K-N. Forelimb and hindlimb of WGSC V 1702 in dorsal view. Dashed line represents conjectural borderline. Shade in B represents unidentified elements. Abbreviations: ang, angular; as, astragalus; at, atlas; ax, axis; cal, calcaneum; cbr, ceratobranchial; CdR, caudal rib; ch, chevron; cl, clavicle; co, coracoid; CR, cervical rib; d, dentary; dc, distal carpal;dt, distal tarsal; DV, dorsal vertebra; ecg, ectepicondylar groove; enf, entepicondylar foramen; f, femur; fi, fibula; hu, humerus; il, ilium; in, intermedium; j, jugal; m, maxilla; mc, metacarpal; mt, metatarsal; ph, phalanx; pl, palatine; pm, premaxilla; pob/ept?, postorbital or ectopterygoid; pt, pterygoid; pu, pubis; ra, radius; rap, retroarticular process; sc, scapula; SR, sacral rib; SV, sacral vertebra; ti, tibia; ul, ulna; uln, ulnare. v, vomer. Scale bar in B-L, N = 5 mm. Scale division in A, M = 1 mm

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