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Maximum recorded size: |
90.0 cm TL (female) |
Dentary of Eleginops maclovinus
Coronoid process in form of mace and oriented anteroposteriorly. Ventral process hemi-ellipsoidal, and oriented according to dorsal/ventral axis straight or curved according to dorsal/ventral axis. Its relief present a depression covered in part and at the tip, in posterior part, there is a pore. Meckelian fossa present. Internal notch of the same size or smaller than the external one but the two notches are small. Chin apophysis short. Mandibular symphysis oriented vertically, straight or bilobed. Tooth type: conical or caniniform or villiform (like a carpet) in two or more rows of teeth. No bigger tooth at the anterior part. External and internal teeth have the same size. One or several pore on external side. Pore can be present on internal side. Foramen present.
Specimen n°MNHN-4006 |
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