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巩膜环(英语:sclerotic ring)是脊椎动物眼周的一圈骨质结构,该结构可以被发现于除现存的哺乳动物和鳄类之外的其他脊椎动物[1]。巩膜环可能是由单一或多块骨骼组成的[2]。巩膜环由其包围这的巩膜而得名,人们认为巩膜环在保护眼部方面发挥了重要作用,尤其是眼睛非球状和生活现在水底的动物。巩膜环在古生物化石中较为引人注意,如灭绝的鱼龙、翼龙、恐龙等[3]

鱼龙目爱西尼大眼鱼龙几乎完整的巩膜环

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