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Foramina-fossa and vacuities in the skull ofCrocodilus porosus schneider

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Abbreviations

a.b. :

auditory bulla

a.c.s.t. :

auditus canalis stapedio temporalis

ang. :

angular

a.o. :

air opening

a.p.v. :

anterior palatine vacuity

art. :

articular

b.o. :

basi occipital

ch. :

choane

cor. :

coronoid

d. :

dentary

e.a.m. :

external auditory meatus

ex. oc. :

exoccipital

f.hy. :

foramen hypoglossal

f.lc. :

foramen lacrymale

f.lc.p. :

foramen lacrum posterior

f.m. :

foramen magnum

f.n.t. :

foramen nervi trigemini

f.v.a. :

foramen vago accessorium

f.hy. :

fenestra hypophysale

f.mk. :

fossa Meckali

f. :

frontal

i.c. :

Incisura caroticus

i.t.f. :

infra-temporal-fossa

j. :

jugal

l. :

lacrymal

m. :

maxilla

na. :

nasal

na.o. :

nasal opening

o.c. :

occipital condyle

o.f. :

orbital fossa

op. :

operculare (counterpart of splenial)

os.a. :

os articulae

p. :

parietal

pal. :

palatine

p.o. :

post-orbital

p.m. :

pre-maxilla

pm.t. :

pre-maxillary teeth

pm.p. :

pre-maxillary perforation

pr.f. :

pre-frontal

pt.f. :

post-frontal

pt. :

pterygoid

p.p.e. :

paraoccipital process of exoccipital

p.p.v. :

posterior palatine vacuity

q. :

quadrate

q.j. :

quadratojugal

s.a. :

supra-angular

sq. :

squamosal

s.o. :

supra occipital

svm. :

symphysis

s.pal. :

secondary palate

tr.p. :

ranspalatine

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  1. Department of Zoology, Holkar Science College, Indore (M.P.)

    D. K. Mansharamani

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Communicated by Dr. Beni Charan Mahendra,f.a.sc.

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Mansharamani, D.K. Foramina-fossa and vacuities in the skull ofCrocodilus porosus schneider. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 62, 280–290 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03051572

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