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phous condition: no pores. Character states: 0(no 

 pores), Kpores present on dorsal arm). 



43) Position of nasals (Figs. 11-13). Plesiomor- 

 phous condition: protrude beyond ethmoid region. 

 Character states: (Xprotrude far beyond ethmoid 

 region), l(do not protrude, located adjacent to 

 ethmoid region). 



44) Shape of posterior end of dorsal margin of 

 urohyal (Fig. 31). Plesiomorphous condition: 

 tripartite. Character states: O(tripartite), 1 

 (forked). 



45) Glossohyal teeth (Fig. 30). Plesiomorphous 

 condition: glossohyal teeth present. Character 

 states: CKpatch of teeth fused to dorsal surface of 

 glossohyal), Kno glossohyal teeth). 



46) Width of hyomandibula (Fig. 27). Plesio- 

 morphous condition: narrow. Character states: 

 (Knarrow, width 35-36% of length), Kwide, width 

 36-52% of length). 



51) Anterior process on second postcleithrum 

 (Fig. 45). Plesiomorphous condition: elongate 

 process present on anterior margin of second 

 postcleithrum. Character states: CKprocess pres- 

 ent), Kprocess absent). 



52) Anterior end of first postcleithrum (Fig. 

 44). Plesiomorphous condition: notched. Char- 

 acter states: O(notched), l(pointed). 



53) Position of third pectoral fin radial (Fig. 

 43). Plesiomorphous condition: base of third 

 radial completely on coracoid. Character states: 

 (Hcompletely on coracoid), Hon suture between 

 coracoid and scapula). 



54) Tooth shape. Plesiomorphous condition: 

 conical. Character states: O(conical), Ktriangu- 

 lar and compressed). 



55) Parasphenoid contour. Plesiomorphous 

 condition: concave ventrally. Character states: 

 O(concave), Kconvex). 



47) Angle of lateral and medial arms of fourth 

 epibranchial. Plesiomorphous condition: more 

 acute. Character states: 0(more acute), Kless 

 acute). 



48) Anterior process of second epibranchial. 

 Plesiomorphous condition: elongate. Character 

 states: O(elongate), Knot elongate). 



49) Preural centra 2-4 (Fig. 39). Plesio- 

 morphous condition: not shortened and com- 

 pressed. Character states: 0(not compressed), 

 1( compressed). 



50) Number of vertebrae supporting caudal 

 fin. Plesiomorphous condition: 3 vertebrae sup- 

 port caudal fin. Character states: 0(3 vertebrae 

 support caudal), 1(4 or 5 vertebrae). 



56) Relative length of arms of dentary (Fig. 

 24). Plesiomorphous condition: lower arm long- 

 est. Character states: OOower arm longer than 

 upper arm), 1( upper arm longer than lower arm). 



57) Length of posterior edge of ectopterygoid 

 (Fig. 27). Plesiomorphous condition: posterior 

 edge long. Character states: 0( posterior edge 

 long, 64-68% of ventral distance), Kposterior edge 

 short, 41-63%). 



58) Shape of epihyal (Fig. 29). Plesiomorphous 

 condition: not much longer than deep. Character 

 states: 0(depth 68-98% of length), Kmuch longer 

 than deep, 58-62% of length). 



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