Table 2.

Landmarks of the skull

Left, rightLandmark
Most rostral point orbita 
Most caudal point orbita 
Middle of frontonasal hinge 
Tip upper beak 
Most lateral connection between quadrate and skull (capitulum otic quadrati) 
Most medial connection between quadrate and mandible (condylus medialis quadrati) 
Most lateral connection between quadrate and mandible (condylus lateralis quadrati) 
Most caudal connection between quadrate and mandible (condylus caudalis quadrati) 
Tip processus orbitalis quadratum 
10 Connection jugal–quadrate 
11, 12c Connection quadrate–pterygoid 
13 Connection palatine–pterygoid 
14, 15c Tip processus transpalatinus 
16, 17c Angulus caudolateralis of palatine 
18, 19c Connection palatine–upper beak 
20 Lateral position of connection jugal–upper beak 
21, 22c Ventral position of connection jugal–upper beak 
23 Base processus postorbitalis 
24 Tip processus postorbitalis 
25 Base processus zygomaticus 
26 Tip processus zygomaticus 
27 Most dorsolateral point processus paroccipitalis 
28, 29c Most ventral point processus paroccipitalis 
30 Condylus occipitalis 
31 Most caudal point cranium 
32 Most rostromedial point vomer 
33 Most medial connection between quadrate and skull (capitulum squamosum quadrati) 
Left, rightLandmark
Most rostral point orbita 
Most caudal point orbita 
Middle of frontonasal hinge 
Tip upper beak 
Most lateral connection between quadrate and skull (capitulum otic quadrati) 
Most medial connection between quadrate and mandible (condylus medialis quadrati) 
Most lateral connection between quadrate and mandible (condylus lateralis quadrati) 
Most caudal connection between quadrate and mandible (condylus caudalis quadrati) 
Tip processus orbitalis quadratum 
10 Connection jugal–quadrate 
11, 12c Connection quadrate–pterygoid 
13 Connection palatine–pterygoid 
14, 15c Tip processus transpalatinus 
16, 17c Angulus caudolateralis of palatine 
18, 19c Connection palatine–upper beak 
20 Lateral position of connection jugal–upper beak 
21, 22c Ventral position of connection jugal–upper beak 
23 Base processus postorbitalis 
24 Tip processus postorbitalis 
25 Base processus zygomaticus 
26 Tip processus zygomaticus 
27 Most dorsolateral point processus paroccipitalis 
28, 29c Most ventral point processus paroccipitalis 
30 Condylus occipitalis 
31 Most caudal point cranium 
32 Most rostromedial point vomer 
33 Most medial connection between quadrate and skull (capitulum squamosum quadrati) 

c, measured on contralateral side

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