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Fig. 1

From: Macroanatomical investigations of the skulls of both genders of Heliosciurus gambianus (Gambian sun squirrel) and Funisciurus anerythrus (Thomas’s rope squirrel)

Fig. 1

Skull of the male Gambian sun squirrel (Heliosciurus gambianus). Dorsal view a of the male showing the length of the parietal—FNE, the total length of the frontal bone—FBL, the overall length of the nasal bone—NBL, and the maximum width of the skull, MWS, from zygoma to zygoma. Panel ‘b’ is the ventral view, showing the length of the palate—PAL, black arrowhead indicates 1st premolar, and asterisk (*) indicates the bulla. Panels ‘c’ and ‘d’ are the lateral views with and without the mandible, respectively. OVD—vertical diameter of the orbit, OHD—horizontal diameter of the orbit, WSH—whole skull height, NIC—distance between nasal and incisive bones (accommodating the conchae), WSL—maximum skull length, white arrowhead indicates the auditory meatus. Scale bars—0.5 cm

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