TABLE 1. Skull measures in mm. No data (-), maximum preserved (*), approximate measure (~).
Tlaxcallicetus sp. | Tlaxcallicetus guaycurae | |
Cranium |
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Anteroposterior length | *200 | *270 |
Greatest anteroposterior length the exoccipital | - | 91.6 |
Anteroposterior length of the zygomatic process of the squamosal | - | *150 |
Byzigomatic width | - | ~750 |
Greatest transverse width of the supraoccipital | - | ~370 |
Transverse width of exoccipitals | - | ~248 |
Greatest Transverse width of occipital condyles | ~125 | 126 |
Height of foramen magnum | 45 | 40.2 |
Transverse width of foramen magnum | ~47 | ~35.2 |
Width of upper intercondyloid notch | ~49.72 | 43.1 |
Width of low intercondyloid notch | ~26.1 | 21 |
Transverse width of basioccipital crest, at its middle lenght | 26.68 | 34.9 |
Transverse width across basioccipital crest | ~64.2 | ~90.3 |
Diameter of glenoid fossa (anterolateral-posteromedial axis) | - | 139.5 |
Diameter of glenoid fossa (posterolateral-anteromedial axis) | - | 118.6 |
TABLE 2. Measurements in mm of ear bones. No data (-), maximum preserved (*), approximate measure (~), not clear (?).
Tlaxcallicetus sp. | Tlaxcallicetus guaycurae | |
Left bulla |
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Anteroposterior length | *54.3 | - |
Greatest transverse width | 44.7 | - |
Dorsoventral depth of involucrum, at anterior level to inner posterior pedicle | 27.8 | - |
Transversal thickness of involucrum across the anterior point of the base of the inner posterior pedicle | 28 | - |
Anteroposterior length of the tympanic cavity | *42.4 | - |
Greatest transverse width of inner posterior prominence/medial lobe | ~22.9 | - |
Greatest transverse width of outer posterior prominence/lateral lobe | ~20 | - |
Left periotic |
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Greatest anteroposterior length | *54 | ~76.42 |
Anteroposterior length of the suprameatal area | 7.2 | - |
Greatest anteroposterior length of anterior process, from anterior incisures to anterior keel | 22.78 | ~20.7 |
Greatest length of the posterior process | - | ~60.8 |
Maximum anteroposterior length of pars cochlearis | *28.74 | ~29.36 |
Greatest length of internal acoustic meatus | 16.2 | - |
Greatest length of aperture for the cochlear aqueduct | ~3.5 | ~2.5 |
Greatest length of aperture for the vestibular aqueduct | 7.68 | - |
Greatest length of proximal opening of the facial canal | ~4 | - |
Greatest length of dorsal vestibular area | 8.2 | - |
Greatest length of fenestra rotunda | - | ~2.4 |
Greatest length of fenestra ovalis | - | - |
Greatest length of mallear fossa | - | ? |
Greatest length of distal opening of the facial canal | - | 6.4 |
Greatest length of stapedial muscle fossa | - | ? |
Transverse width of base of anterior process | - | 10.5 |
Transverse width of pars cochlearis | 17 | ? |
Transverse width of the posterior process (anteroposterior plan) | - | 17 |
Maximum transverse width of suprameatal area | 10 | - |
Maximum transverse width of periotic, from the medial face of pars cochlearis to lateral wall of the periotic body | ~30.9 | ? |
Dorsoventral depth of anterior process | *55 | *41.3 |
TABLE 3. Measurements in mm of left thyrohyoid bone. No data (-).
Tlaxcallicetus sp. | Tlaxcallicetus guaycurae | |
Length | 73 | - |
Width at middle | 26.4 | - |
Thickness at middle | 22.7 | - |