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Figure 3a. —Medial view of the smooth oreo otolith showing the irregular lobe (I), regular lobe (R), and sulcus 

 (S). Scale bar = 1 mm. 



b. —Split-screen SEM of petallike crystal growth in the sulcus on the medial surface. Magnification 

 = 163 X and 1141 x. 



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