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Abbreviations: TCNDSFB, longest tooth length, condylobasal cranium length, narial position, dentary length, symphysis position, mandibular foramen height; and bulla length, respectively;— PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
On the under side of the head, in front of the mouth, is the nasal aperture (olf.), the opening of the nasal sac, which, unlike the corresponding organ of the air-frequenting vertebrata, has no internal narial opening.— Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata
The asymmetry of the bones too is remarkable, although this is characteristic of all the catodon whales, especially as regards the bones of the anterior narial passages, the left of which is very much larger than the right.— Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon
Br, brain cavity; J J*, upper and lower jawbones; the arrows indicate narial passages; S, spout-hole; W, whalebone; _t_, tongue in dotted line; _n_, nerve aperture in lower jaw; _bo_, bone sawed through.]— Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon
The anterior narial aperture in the skull opens upwards, but the orifices of the nostrils are placed at the end of the muzzle.— Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon
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