Sphenopalatine vacuities
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Sphenopalatine vacuities
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In rodents, sphenopalatine vacuities are perforations of the roof of the mesopterygoid fossa, the open space behind the palate, in between the parapterygoid fossae. They may perforate the presphenoid or basisphenoid bone. Their development and form are variable between and within species, and features of the sphenopalatine vacuities have been used as characters in cladistic analyses. Among Oryzomyini, a mainly South American group, a 2006 study distinguished three character states—large, wide va
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Perforations of the roof of the mesopterygoid fossa In rodents
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2023-01-19T02:18:29Z
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