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Description: Figure 8. Latex cranial endocast of type specimen (UTGD 54655) of Tasmaniosaurus triassicus. A, latex endocast and B, interpretation of telencephalon areas in dorsal views. Cerebrum (blue), olfactory tract (green), olfactory bulbs (light yellow), and indeterminate soft tissue or lateral portion of the olfactory bulbs (dark yellow). Abbreviations: ?lst; lateral soft tissue or lateral portion of olfactory bulb; ce, cerebrum; ch, cerebral hemisphere; dvs, dural venous sinus; ihf, interhemispheral fissure; lg, longitudinal groove; ob, olfactory bulb; ot, olfactory tract. Scale bar equals 5 mm.
Title: Tasmaniosaurus endocast
Credit: The Osteology of the Basal Archosauromorph Tasmaniosaurus triassicus from the Lower Triassic of Tasmania, Australia. PLoS ONE 9(1): e86864. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0086864
Author: Martin D. Ezcurra (2014)
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