FIGURE 1. Volaticotherium antiquus gen. et sp. nov.

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A Mesozoic gliding mammal from northeastern China

Jin Meng, Yaoming Hu, Yuanqing Wang, Xiaolin Wang and Chuankui Li

Nature 444, 889-893(14 December 2006)

doi:10.1038/nature05234

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a, b, The specimen of V. antiquus (a) and its X-radiographic image (b; holotype, IVPP V14739). c, Line drawing illustrating major skeletal elements in a and b. ca1, 5, 10, 13, 15, 18 are the 1st, 5th, 10th, 13th, 15th and 18th preserved caudal vertebrate, respectively; lf, left fibula; lfm, left femur; lh, left humerus; llj, left lower jaw; lr, left radius; lt, left tibia; lu, left ulna; mc, metacarpals; mt, metatarsals; rf, right fibula; rfm, right femur; rh, right humerus; rs, rostrum of the skull; rt, right tibia; sc, scapula; tp, terminal phalange; tv, thoracic vertebrae. ac are the same scale. d, Reconstructed skull and lower jaws of V. antiquus.

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