Figure 2. A–G in Anatomy and phylogenetic value of the mandibular and coronoid canals and their associated foramina in proboscideans (Mammalia)

Figure 2. A–G, transversal (coronal) computed tomography (CT) slices of a mandible of Elephas maximus (TMM M-6445) showing the position and path of the mandibular canal and its associated foramina. H, diagrammatic representation of the mandible in occlusal view, illustrating the position of the CT slices depicted in A–G. Abbreviations: a.m2, second molar alveolus; a.m.c., anterior mental canal; a.m.f., anterior mental foramen; co.f., coronoid foramen; co.p., coronoid process; l.m.c., lateral mental canal; m1, first lower molar; ma.c., mandibular canal; p.c., pulpar chamber of m1; p.m.f., posterior mental foramen.