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Orbital Cartilages in Snakes

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IN adult snakes the trabeculæ are the only elements of the chondrocranium which are present in the orbital region. They remain paired behind the level of the nasal capsule so that the chondrocranium is platytrabic.

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BELLAIRS, A. Orbital Cartilages in Snakes. Nature 163, 106–107 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/163106b0

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