The Frontoparietal Fossa and Dorsotemporal Fenestra of Archosaurs and Their Significance for Interpretations of Vascular and Muscular Anatomy in Dinosaurs (original) (raw)

The attachments of jaw muscles are typically implicated in the evolution and shape of the dorsotemporal fenestra on the skull roof of amniotes. However, the dorsotemporal fenestrae of many archosaurian reptiles Anatomical Abbreviations: aAU = auricular artery; a,vSO = supraorbital artery and vein; a,vTO = temporoorbital artery and vein; a,vTR = trigeminal artery and vein; aFA = facial artery; aOC = occipital artery; aSO = supraorbital artery; aST = superficial temporal artery; aTO = temporoorbital artery; aTS = superficial temporal artery; ci = carunculate integument; cPO = postorbital communication; ct = cartilago transiliens; DTFen = dorsotemporal fenestra; DTFos = dorsotemporal fossa; EVS =