Captorhinus aguti shoulder girdle (ROMVP 88300) with cartilaginous elements in ventral (belly) view. (IMAGE)

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Captorhinus aguti shoulder girdle (ROMVP 88300) with cartilaginous elements in ventral (belly) view.

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a) photo of the specimen encased in rock; b) nCT digital rendering showing the skeleton and cartilages including sternum and sternal ribs; c) illustrated diagram of Captorhinus aguti. Arrow points towards where the head would be.

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Reisz et al. (Nature 2026) diagram altered from Heaton & Reisz (1980). Heaton, M. J. & Reisz, R. R. A skeletal reconstruction of the early Permian captorhinid reptile Eocaptorhinus laticeps (Williston). J. Paleontol. 54, 136-143 (1980).

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