narial
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In Gomphotheriidae, the narial region was most similar to modern day elephants, suggesting they had a relatively flexible trunk.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 28, 2023
The three families also showed differences in their stages of trunk evolution, which could be inferred from the narial structure -- the region surrounding the nostrils.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 28, 2023
The narial region in Choerolophodontidae suggested that they had a relatively primitive, clumsy trunk.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 28, 2023
The lacrimal fills the remaining rim of the narial opening between the nasal and maxillary, and extends to the anterior edge of the orbit.
From A New Order of Fishlike Amphibia From the Pennsylvanian of Kansas by Theodore H. (Theodore Hildreth) Eaton
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.
From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale
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