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Voir la ficheA skull reconstruction and cranial bones from Shaochilong maortuensis, a small-bodied mid Cretaceous (Turonian) carcharodontosauri-an theropod from Inner Mongolia, China. A, skull reconstruction (courtesy of Brett Booth); B, right maxilla in lateral view (IVPP V.2885.4); C, braincase and skull roof in dorsal view (IVPP V.2885.1-2). Scale bars equal 5 centimeters.
Braincase of Shaochilong maortuensis (IVPP V 2885) in right lateral view. Abbreviations: atr, anterior tympanic recess; cr, cochlear recess; mcv, foramen for the mid-cerebral vein; pr, pneumatic recesses of the dorsal tympanic recess; ptr, posterior tympanic recess. Roman numerals indicate the exits for the trigeminal (V) and facialis (VII) nerve. Scale bar is 2 cm.