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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Apatosaurus louisae

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Apatosaurus louisae (CM :11162)

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basioccipital-basisphenoid complex

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Figure 26: Basioccipital-basispenoid complex of Apatosaurus louisae CM 11162 (A), Kaatedocus siberi SMA 0004 (B; traced from a photo by J. Marinheiro), and Diplodocus sp. CM 11161 (C) in posteroventral view. Note the differing orientations of the longest axes of the basal tubera (B; C87-0; in contrast to C; C87-1), as well as the concave (A; C88-1) versus the straight to slightly convex anterior edge of the tubera (B; C88-0). Abb.: bo, basioccipital; bpr, basipterygoid process; bs, basisphenoid; bt, basal tuber; ex, exoccipital. Drawings not to scale.

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