Figure 5. A in A new pycnodont fish, Scalacurvichthys naishi gen. et sp. nov., from the Late Cretaceous of Israel

Figure 5. A, cloaca of Scalacurvichthys naishi gen. et sp. nov. holotype (SMNK-PAL. 8613); dashed white lines indicate the restoration of incompletely preserved structures; tip of right branch of posterior modified cloacal scale overlain by disarticulated flank scales therefore not shown. B, camera lucida drawing; probable shape of posterior modified cloacal scale is reconstructed using dashed lines. Abbreviations: amcs, anterior modified cloacal scale; cs, cloacal scale; pcb, postcoelomic bone; pmcs, posterior modified cloacal scale; vrs, ventral ridge scale. Scale bars = 1 cm.