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Fig. 9

From: Ontogeny and phylogeny of the mammalian chondrocranium: the cupula nasi anterior and associated structures of the anterior head region

Fig. 9

Ventral view of the cupula nasi anterior in ontogenetic series of marsupials. Characters and character states are indicated. Ontogenetic stages increase from left to right. a Monodelphis domestica: CRL 10.5 mm (ESUT-Mo10.5), 11.5 mm (ESUT-Mo11.5), 20.5 mm (ESUT-Mo8.5) and 63 mm (ESUT-Mo63), b Caluromys philander: HL 6 mm (ESUT-C6), 7.5 mm (ESUT-C15), 13 mm (ESUT-C13) and 26 mm (ESUT-C26), c Sminthopsis virginiae: HL 3.5 mm (AMNH SR 1A), 4.5 mm (AMNH SR 2A), 9 mm (AMNH SR 3A) and 11.5 mm (AMNH SR 4A), d Macropus eugenii: HL 11 mm (ESUT-M11), 16 mm (ESUT-M16), 28 mm (ESUT-M28) and 53 mm (ESUT-M53), e Petaurus breviceps: CRL 9 mm (LANE-P82A) and 11 mm (LANE-P48). Drawings from 3d-reconstructions. Not to scale

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Zoological Letters

ISSN: 2056-306X

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