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Skull of the crocodyliform Kaprosuchus saharicus gen. n. sp. n. Drawings matching the cranium and lower jaws (MNN IGU12) in Fig. 33. A Cranium and lower jaws in left lateral view. B Cranium in dorsal view. C Cranium in ventral view. Dashed line indicates missing bone or tooth crown. Scale bar equals 20 cm. Abbreviations: a, angular; antfe, antorbital fenestra; antfo, antorbital fossa; apap, articular surface for palpebral; ar, articular; asaf, anterior surangular foramen; bo, basioccipital; bs, basisphenoid; ch, choana; d, dentary; d1–3, 8, 16, dentary tooth 1–3, 8, 16; dd3, 8, diastema for dentary tooth d3, d8; ec, ectopterygoid; Ef, Eustachian foramen; emf, external mandibular fenestra; en, external naris; f, frontal; fd1, 2, 5, fossa for dentary tooth 1, 2, 5; gef, groove for ear fl ap; j, jugal; jfo, jugal fossa; l, lacrimal; m, maxilla; m1, 3, 7, 10, maxillary tooth 1, 3, 7, 10; n, nasal; nfo, narial fossa; p, parietal; pf, prefrontal; pl, palatine; pm, premaxilla; pm1–3, premaxillary tooth 1–3; po, postorbital; pt, pterygoid; q, quadrate; qc, quadrate cotylus; qj, quadratojugal; rp, retroarticular process; sa, surangular; se, septum; sof, suborbital

fenestra; sq, squamosal; sqh, squamosal horn; tm, tooth mark; vg, vascular groove.
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Source Sereno PC, Larsson HCE (2009) Cretaceous Crocodyliforms from the Sahara. ZooKeys 28: 1–143. doi:10.3897/zookeys.28.325
Author Carol Abraczinskas
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