Project 2124: E. Tschopp, O. Mateus, R. B. Benson. 2015. A specimen-level phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic revision of Diplodocidae (Dinosauria, Sauropoda). PeerJ. 3:e857.

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† Diplodocidae

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† Diplodocidae (unvouchered)

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basioccipital-basisphenoid complex

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Figure 23: Hypothetical diplodocid basioccipital-basisphenoid complex in posteroventral view, showing the locations of pits sometimes present in diplodocid specimens: between occipital condyle and basal tubera (C81-1), in the notch between basal tubera (C90-1), and on the basisphenoid, between the bases of the basipterygoid processes (termed 'basipterygoid recess' by Wilson, 2002; C91-1). Abb.: bo, basioccipital; bpr, basipterygoid process; bs, basisphenoid; bt, basal tuber; cpr, crista prootica; ex, exoccipital; popr, paroccipital process.

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