MULLIGAN ET AL.: OTOCONIA FROM FOUR NEW ZEALAND CHIMAERIFORMES 



Figure 3D. — Some otoconia from Rhinochimaera sp. have surfaces formed of many small (= 1 (j.m) spherules 

 which have yet to fuse to form the next smooth layer of surface. Bar = 10 (xm. 



Figure 3E. — Broken otoconia from Rhinochimaera sp. show a radiating crystal structure with faint traces of 



small spherules (arrows). Bar = 0. 1 mm. 



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