Figure 10 in Fragilicetus velponi: a new mysticete genus and species and its implications for the origin of Balaenopteridae (Mammalia, Cetacea, Mysticeti)

Figure 10. Left periotic of the holotype of Fragilicetus velponi gen. et sp. nov.: A, cranial view; B, lateral view; C, dorsal view; D, ventral view; E, posterior view; F, anterior view. Posterior process not represented. Abbreviations: VIIcran, endocranial opening of the facial canal; VII-lat, lateral opening of the facial canal; ap, anterior process; aplp, lateral projection of anterior process; app, anterior pedicle for tympanic bulla; ctpp, caudal tympanic process; df, dorsal fossa; elf, endolymphatic foramen; fc, fenestra cochleae (round window); fhm, fossa for the head of malleus; fsm, fossa for stapedial muscle; fv, fenestra vestibuli (oval window); iam, internal acoustic meatus; pc, pars cochlearis; plf, perilymphatic foramen; ppc, pedicle for posterior process; prg, promontorial groove; pyd, pyramidal process. Scale bar = 50 mm.