| Abbreviations |
Osteological Element or Character
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| 1cav |
First caudal vertebra |
| ach |
Anterior ceratohyal |
| af-h |
Articular facet for hyomandibula |
| af-pal |
Articular facet for palatine |
| af-q |
Articular facet for quadrate |
| afo |
Anterior fontanel |
| alp |
Anterior lateral process |
| amp |
Anterior medial process |
| an-f |
Anal fin |
| anar |
Anguloarticular |
| anp |
Anterior nuchal plate |
| aoca |
Aortic canal |
| aogr |
Aortic groove |
| bb2 |
Basibranchial 2 |
| bb3 |
Basibranchial 3 |
| bo |
Basioccipital |
| br |
Branchiostegal rays |
| br1 |
Basal radial 1 |
| br10 |
Basal radial 10 |
| br2 |
Basal radial 2 |
| br3 |
Basal radial 3 |
| br8 |
Basal radial 8 |
| ca-f |
Caudal fin |
| cb1 |
Ceratobranchial 1 |
| cb5 |
Ceratobranchial 5 |
| cl |
Cleithrum |
| clri |
Cleithral ring |
| cmb |
Coronomeckelian bone |
| cp |
Coronoid process |
| cr |
Complex radial |
| dbr |
Dorsal branched rays |
| de |
Dentary |
| dhh |
Dorsal hypohyal |
| do-f |
Dorsal fin |
| dp-cl |
Dorsal process of cleithrum |
| dpr |
Dorsal procurrent rays |
| dr8 |
Distal radial 8 |
| dsr |
Dorsal simple ray |
| eb1 |
Epibranchial 1 |
| eb4 |
Epibranchial 4 |
| ecp |
Ectopterygoid |
| enp |
Entopterygoid |
| ep |
Epural |
| epo |
Epioccipital |
| ex |
Extrascapular |
| exo |
Exoccipital |
| fafo |
Facial foramen |
| fm |
Foramen magnum |
| fr |
Frontal |
| glfo |
Glosopharyngeal foramen |
| h1 |
Hypural 1 |
| h2 |
Hypural 2 |
| h3+4 |
Hypurals 3+4 |
| h5 |
Hypural 5 |
| hb1 |
Hypobranchial 1 |
| hb2 |
Hypobranchial 2 |
| hs |
Haemal spine |
| hyp |
Hypurapophysis |
| ih |
Interhyal |
| io1+2 |
Infraorbitals 1+2 |
| io3 |
Infraorbital 3 |
| io4 |
Infraorbital 4 |
| io5 |
Infraorbital 5 |
| iop |
Interopercle |
| le |
Lateral ethmoid |
| lp-pttsc |
Lateral process of posttemporosupracleithrum |
| lp1 |
Lepidotrichia 1 |
| lp3 |
Lepidotrichia 3 |
| lp8 |
Lepidotrichia 8 |
| lp12 |
Lepidotrichia 12 |
| mca |
Mesocoracoid arch |
| me |
Mesethmoid |
| mnp |
Medial nuchal plate |
| mp-pttsc |
Medial process of posttemporosupracleithrum |
| ms |
Mandibular symphysis |
| mto |
Metapterygoid |
| mx |
Maxilla |
| na |
Nasal |
| nar |
Neural arch |
| ns |
Neural spine |
| ns4 |
Neural spine of fourth vertebra |
| obal |
Osified Baudelot’s ligament |
| op |
Opercle |
| opfo |
Optic foramen |
| ors |
Orbitosphenoid |
| os |
Os suspensorium |
| p-co |
Process of coracoid |
| pal |
Palatine |
| pas |
Parasphenoid |
| pb1 |
Pharyngobranchial 1 |
| pb3 |
Pharyngobranchial 3 |
| pb4 |
Pharyngobranchial 4 |
| pch |
Posterior ceratohyal |
| pe-gi |
Pelvic girdle |
| pec-f |
Pectoral fin |
| pel-f |
Pelvic fin |
| pfo |
Posterior fontanel |
| ph |
Parhypural |
| pmx |
Premaxilla |
| pnp |
Posterior nuchal plate |
| pop |
Preopercle |
| pp |
Posterior process |
| pp-cl |
Posterior process of cleithrum |
| pr1 |
Proximal radial 1 |
| pr2 |
Proximal radial 2 |
| pro |
Prootic |
| pt |
Pterotic |
| pte |
Pterygiophore |
| pte 1 |
Pterygiophore 1 |
| pts |
Pterosphenoid |
| pttsc |
Posttemporosupracleithrum |
| pul+ul |
Preural 1+ural 1 |
| q |
Quadrate |
| r1 |
Rib 1 |
| sco |
Scapulocoracoid |
| sh-gi |
Shoulder girdle |
| si |
Sinus impar |
| sn |
Supraneural |
| soc |
Supraoccipital |
| socp |
Supraoccipital process |
| sp |
Sphenotic |
| spe |
Spine |
| spt |
Spinelet |
| suos |
Superficial ossification |
| tp-tr |
Transformator process of tripus |
| tp4 |
Transverse process of fourth vertebra |
| tp5 |
Transverse process of fifth vertebra |
| tp6 |
Transverse process of sixth vertebra |
| tr |
tripus |
| trfo |
Trigeminal foramina |
| uh |
Urohyal |
| un |
Uroneural |
| uptp |
Upper pharyngeal tooth plate |
| vbr |
Ventral branched rays |
| vc |
Vertebral centrum |
| vc1 |
Vertebral centrum 1 |
| vc5 |
Vertebral centrum 5 |
| vc6 |
Vertebral centrum 6 |
| vc7 |
Vertebral centrum 7 |
| vcok |
Ventral keel of coracoid |
| vgfo |
Vagal foramen |
| vhh |
Ventral hypohyal |
| vlcv |
Vertical lamina of complex vertebra |
| vo |
Vomer |
| vpr |
Ventral procurrent rays |
| vsr |
Ventral simple ray |
| wc |
Weberian complex |
| adp-cl |
Anterior dorsal process of cleithrum |
| cc |
Compound centrum - includes vc2-vc4 (fused) |
| pdp-cl |
Posterior dorsal process of cleithrum |
| vc-cl |
Ventral crest of cleithrum |