Comparison of histological cross sections of the jaw joints of adult specimens of Crocidura russula (A) and Sorex araneus (B). In the former it lies more laterally than in the latter. Abbreviations: see Fig. 14, dar – discus articularis, ett 3 – ethmoturbinal 3, lcr – lamina cribrosa, lte – lamina terminalis, nop – nervus opticus, pam – processus articularis mandiblae.

 
 
  Part of: Maier W, Tröscher A, Ruf I (2022). The orbitotemporal region and the mandibular joint in the skull of shrews (Soricidae, Mammalia). Vertebrate Zoology 72: 1099-1124. https://doi.org/10.3897/vz.72.e90840