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TABLE 2 in Neurovascular system and dental renewal in the rostrum of Spinosauridae: new descriptions and implications on non-olfactive snout sensitivity of dinosaurs

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  • 1. Jurassica Museum, Route de Fontenais 21, 2900 Porrentruy (Switzerland)

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TABLE 2. — Summary table highlighting the importance of the neurovascular volume occupying the bone material of the premaxillae (without the alveoli) of specimens MNHN.F.GDF365 and GDF366 (Cristatusaurus lapparenti Taquet & Russell, 1998).

TaxonSpecimenVolume of bone (without alveoli) – PremaxillaeVolume of the neurovascular network – PremaxillaePercentage of neurovascular network in the bones (without alveoli volume)
Cristatusaurus lapparentiMNHN.F.GDF366 (juvenile)79.1727 cm37.4281 cm39.39 %
Cristatusaurus lapparentiMNHN.F.GDF365 (adult)339.90 cm333.96 cm39.99 %

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Published as part of Pittet, Frédéric, 2026, Neurovascular system and dental renewal in the rostrum of Spinosauridae: new descriptions and implications on non-olfactive snout sensitivity of dinosaurs, pp. 259 in Geodiversitas 48 (12) on page 259, DOI: 10.5252/geodiversitas2026v48a12, http://zenodo.org/record/21226945

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References

  • TAQUET P. & RUSSELL D. A. 1998. - New data on spinosaurid dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous of the Sahara. Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences-Series IIA, Earth and Planetary Science 327 (5): 347-353. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1251-8050(98)80054-2