Table 2 Anatomical description of the landmarks used for three-dimensional geometric morphometric analyses. Anatomical description followed to Martínez et al. [32]
Landmark | Anatomical description |
|---|---|
1 | Rostralmost point of the nasal bones |
2 | Intersection of the nasofrontal suture in the midline |
3 | Intersection of the coronal and sagittal sutures |
4 | Intersection of the sagittal and parietal-interparietal sutures |
5 | Caudal end of the curvature of the occipital bone |
6 and 7 | Rostralmost point of the rostral palatine fissure, left and right |
8 and 9 | Caudalmost point of the palatine fissure, left and right |
10 | Caudalmost point of the suture between palatine bones and the rostral border of the mesopterygoid fossa |
11 | Rostralmost point of the foramen magnum |
12 and 13 | Rostralmost point of the molar row, left and right |
14 and 15 | Caudalmost point of the molar row, left and right |
16 and 17 | Lateralmost point of the foramen magnum, left and right |
18 and 19 | Rostralmost point of the zygomatic arch, left and right |
20 and 21 | Caudalmost point of the zygomatic arch, left and right |