Fig. 19. A in Braincase Of The Upper Devonian Shark Cladodoides Wildungensis (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii With Observations On The Braincase In Early Chondrichthyans

Fig. 19. A series of clipping plane sections through the surface rendering of the left postorbital process in Cladodoides. (A) Lateral view, showing foramina for oculomotor, trochlear, and facial nerves and pituitary vein; (B) showing foramina for the anterior and posterior ramules of palatine ramus; (C, D) canal for mandibular ramus of trigeminal nerve (or main buccal­maxillary complex?); (E) showing alignment of trigeminal foramen with canal for mandibular ramus in postorbital process; (F) slice through jugular canal, with position of superficial ophthalmic canal indicated by white dashed lines. This section just clips the anterior ampulla (inflated area behind trigeminal foramen).