tnx. 



dc dfdfdf 







Fig. 18. Cranial morphology of Solenodon paradoxus and Microgale dobsoni; A^ Skull of 

 Solenodon paradoxus, juv. Am. Mus. No. 28272, .side view. X f . A^. Ditto, inferior view, 

 same scale. A^. Second right upper molar of same. X j . B. Skull of Microgale dobsoni. 

 U. S. Nat. Mus. No. 49673, inferior view. X '\. 



di^, di-, di^, dc, dp~, dp^, dp*, deciduous teeth, 



i', i^, etc. permanent teeth. 



Pmx., premaxillary. 



Mx., maxillary. 



p.z. Mx., zygomatic process of maxillary. 



PL, palatine. 



PL, pterygoid. 



Vo., vomer. 



Ps., presphenoid. 



Os., orbit osphenoid. 



As., alisphenoid. 



Bs., basisphenoid. 



Sq., squamosal. 



p.gLSg., post-glenoid process of squamosal. 



p.ty. Sq., post-tympanic " " " 



Bo., basioccipital. 



P., petrosal. 



Ty., tympanic. 



ms.P., mastoid portion of periotic. 



Na., nasal. 



Fr., frontal. 



Pa., parietal. 



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Ip., interparietal. 



So., supraoccipital. 



f.p.a., anterior palatine foramen. 



f.pLp.e., postero-external palatine foramen. 



f.s.p., spheno-palatine foramen. 



f.eth., ethmoid foramen. 



f.sup.eth., supra-ethmoid foramen. 



f.op., optic foramen. (The optic nerve in Mi- 

 crogale is stated to pass out through the 

 f.l.a.) 



f.s.op., suboptic foramina. 



f.La. + f.r., foramen lacerum anterius plus 

 foramen rotundum. 



can.as., alisphenoid canal. 



f.eus.. Eustachian opening. 



/. uv., foramen ovale. 



f.p.gl., post-glenoid foramen. 



f.p.z., post-zygomatic foramen. 



/. st. m., stylomastoid foramen. 



/. p.m., post mastoid foramen. 



f.c, condylar foramen. 



/. sq. pa., squamoso-parietal foramina. 

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