Fig. 43. Character 2 in Comparative Morphology Of The Internal Nasal Skeleton Of Adult Marsupials Based On X-Ray Computed Tomography

Fig. 43. Character 2 (morphology of the caudalmost portion of the maxilloturbinal) optimized on the Meredith et al. (2009) topology. For character state 2.0, the caudal maxilloturbinal is simple in morphology and is attached to the nasal cavity wall or floor. For character state 2.1, the caudalmost portion of maxilloturbinal becomes an enclosed tube that tapirs into a cone that is unattached to the nasal cavity. States for this character are illustrated in figure 38.