Digital reconstruction of the new Mesozoic bird skull with expanded detail of the dinosaur-like palatal bones (IMAGE)

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Digital reconstruction of the new Mesozoic bird skull with expanded detail of the dinosaur-like palatal bones

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Digital reconstruction of the new Mesozoic bird skull with expanded detail of the dinosaur-like palatal bones, i.e., the basisphenoid (red), pterygoid (pink), and quadrate (purple). The stars indicate the two parts of the pterygoid prong that extend behind the eye.

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WANG Min

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