Zoology Publications from Victoria University of Wellington—Nos. 76 and 77
Figure 1
Figure 1.
Carcharhinus obscurus, LJVC-0275, about 1400 mm: cranium in dorsal (left) and ventral (right) views. Del. L.J.V.C. Abbreviations: AF, anterior fontanelle; BP, basal plate; CF, foramen for internal carotid artery; ECN, ectethmoid condyle; EF, ectethmoid foramen; ES, ectethmoid shelf; FF, frontal fenestra; FG, foramen for glossopharyngeal nerve; FM, foramen magnum; FV, foramen for vagus nerve; HF, hyomandibular facet; LR, lateral rostral cartilage; MK, median keel in subethmoid fossa; MR, medial rostral cartilage; NA, nasal aperture; NC, nasal capsule; NP, notch for orbital process of palatoquadrate; O, orbit; OC, occipital condyle; OCN, occipital centrum; OF, foramen for orbitonasal vein; OR, opisthotic ridge; OT, otic capsule; PF, foramen for ophthalmicus profundus nerve; PR, preorbital process; PRF, parietal fossa; PT, postorbital process; RF, rostral fenestra; SEF, subethmoid fossa; SFE, fenestra for stapedial (orbital) artery; SR, sphenopterotic ridge; SS, suborbital shelf.