TABLE 1. Measurements in mm of the skull, cf. Miobalaenoptera numataensis (YPM 11851). Measurements are rounded to the nearest 0.5 mm.
mm | |
Total length as preserved | 516.0 |
Breadth across exoccipitals | 620.0 |
Maximum width as preserved | 807.0 |
Length of supraoccipital | 516.0 |
Foramen magnum width | 79.0 |
Foramen magnum height | 91.0 |
Maximum width of occpital condyles | 174.0 |
TABLE 2. Measurements in mm of the periotic, cf. Miobalaenoptera numataensis (YPM 11851). Measurements are rounded to the nearest 0.5 mm.
mm | |
length of anterior process, from anteroventral angle to anterior incisure | 46.0 |
length of pars cochlearis, from anterior incisure to posterior margin around the aperture for the cochlear aqueduct of pars cochlearis | 50.0 |
posterior process mediolateral width | 190.5 |
maximum anteroposterior length of posterior process | 52.0 |
TABLE 3. Morphological differences between Miobalaenoptera numataensis (NFL 18) and cf. M. numataensis (YPM 11851).
YPM 11851 Referred |
NFL 18 Holotype |
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basioccipital crest | dorsoventrally deeper | shallower |
area between basioccipital crests | narrower | wider |
ventral surface of anteromedial portion of squamosal | excavated | flat |
anterior process | dorsoventrally deeper | shallower |
shape of the anterior process | wider | narrower |
lateral tuberosity location | more posterior | anterior |
anteroexternal sulcus | more posterior | anterior |
pars cochlearis | dorsoventrally thicker | thinner |
medial margin of pars cochlearis in ventral view | sigmoidal | straight |