Fig. 20. P in Phylogenetic Systematics of North American Pseudaelurus (Carnivora: Felidae)

Fig. 20. P. validus (F:AM 61834), oblique view of right basicranial foramina, stereo pair. Anterior is up and to the right to display the foramina. In this specimen the ''roof'' of the alisphenoid canal (ac) is intact. The left paroccipital process (pp) can be seen projecting posteroventrally away from the posterior surface of the caudal entotympanic. Abbreviations: optic foramen (of), sphenorbital fissure (sf), foramen ovale (fo).