Table 2.

List of sutures, their associations in Krogman's (1930) regions, their average closure scores (Avg Closure %) across all carnivoran species analysed, frequency of ‘active’ movements, as determined by a Parsimov analysis (Instances moved), and frequency of ‘passive’ involvement in a shift (when passed by another actively moving event), as determined by a Parsimov analysis (Instances passed)

Suture	Krogman region	Avg Closure (%)	Instances moved	Instances passed
Interfrontal	1 - Vault	38.1	7	24
Fronto-parietal	1 - Vault	40.6	5	31
Interparietal	1 - Vault	52.1	4	13
Supraoccipito-parietal	1 - Vault	47.4	7	24
Basispheno-presphenoid	2 - Cranial Base	26.8	7	28
Basispheno-basioccipital	2 - Cranial Base	46.2	7	22
Exoccipito-basioccipital	2 - Cranial Base	80.5	0	3
Exoccipito-squamosal	2 - Cranial Base	32.3	9	12
Exoccipito-supraoccipital	2 - Cranial Base	81.7	1	1
Alispheno-squamosal	3 - Circum-meatal	42.2	6	22
Alispheno-orbitosphenoid	3 - Circum-meatal	39.8	6	33
Orbitospheno-frontal	3 - Circum-meatal	36.5	5	20
Fronto-squamosal	3 - Circum-meatal	45.1	4	17
Parieto-squamosal	3 - Circum-meatal	46.6	7	15
Supraoccipito-squamosal	3 - Circum-meatal	42.2	7	15
Interpremaxillary	4 - Palatal	33.7	10	15
Intermaxillary	4 - Palatal	33.7	8	34
Premaxillo-maxillary (ventral)	4 - Palatal	41.7	9	22
Interpalatine	4 - Palatal	31.3	7	20
Maxillo-palatine	4 - Palatal	34.0	2	39
Pterygo-palatine	4 - Palatal	57.2	10	16
Mandibular symphysis	4 - Palatal	10.5	4	2
Premaxillo-maxillary (facial)	5 - Facial	33.5	9	26
Premaxillo-nasal	5 - Facial	20.5	2	17
Internasal	5 - Facial	20.4	3	12
Maxillo-jugal	5 - Facial	30.1	3	21
Maxillo-lacrimal	5 - Facial	29.6	3	22
Naso-frontal	6 - Cranio-Facial	24.5	4	10
Lacrimo-frontal	6 - Cranio-Facial	24.0	5	26
Jugo-squamosal	6 - Cranio-Facial	17.2	2	8
Palato-alisphenoid	6 - Cranio-Facial	35.9	6	18
Palato-orbitosphenoid	6 - Cranio-Facial	25.7	8	7