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The anatomy of the palate in Early Triassic Chaohusaurus brevifemoralis (Reptilia: Ichthyosauriformes) based on digital reconstruction Project ID: 000355238 Public
3 Media · 1 Specimen · Creator: Ya-Lei Yin · Managed by: Ya-Lei Yin

The palatal anatomy of ichthyosauriforms remains largely unknown. Here, the complete palate of the early-branching ichthyosauriform Chaohusaurus brevifemoralis is reconstructed and described for the first time with the assistance of high-resolution X-ray computed tomography (CT) scan on the three-dimensionally preserved skull of its paratype (GMPKU-P-3086) from the Lower Triassic of South China. The reconstruction reveals new palatal features of C. brevifemoralis. The palatine contacts the jugal directly, which is observed in ichthyosauriforms for the first time. A single row of denticles is present on each side of the palate. The vomer exceeds the anterior and posterior margins of the internal naris. The pterygoid is posterior to the internal naris. The epipterygoid is present and the ectopterygoid is absent.

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000355471 Skull (right palatal denticles) gmpku:p:3086 Chaohusaurus brevifemoralis Video 2021-04-06 Open Download  
000355466 Skull (palatal CT data) gmpku:p:3086 Chaohusaurus brevifemoralis Video 2021-04-06 Open Download  
000355461 Skull (palate) gmpku:p:3086 Chaohusaurus brevifemoralis Video 2021-04-06 Open Download  
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