Table 5. Morphometric data for UWZS 32700 compared to data presented in Crumly [53].
Sixteen measurements were taken from the skull of UWZS 32700 following those described by Crumly [53]. Measurements were taken to the nearest 0.01 mm using a Mitutoyo digital caliper.
| Variable | Species | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UWZS 32700 | ephippium | guntheri | porteri | vicina | chathamensis | |
| B | 115.0 | 96.7 | 128.0 | 121.5 | 109.0 | 98.1 |
| WAT | 117.6 | 73.9 | 106.6 | 98.4 | 86.0 | 80.4 |
| WO | 40.2 | 25.1 | 35.4 | 37.0 | 28.4 | 28.4 |
| HN | 20.2 | 12.5 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 16.1 | 13.9 |
| WN | 24.5 | 17.0 | 25.1 | 23.1 | 21.3 | 18.5 |
| LB | 17.4 | 13.3 | 18.7 | 14.7 | 18.1 | 14.7 |
| WB | 19.2 | 14.6 | 19.1 | 17.1 | 15.8 | 13.8 |
| WZ | 18.6 | 9.3 | 14.3 | 13.3 | 12.6 | 10.1 |
| WP | 10.6 | 7.0 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 7.3 |
| WS | 12.9 | 7.3 | 12.0 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 7.9 |
| DPV | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.1 |
| LP | 16.1 | 14.1 | 21.0 | 18.1 | 14.8 | 15.2 |
| WFS | 17.4 | 10.0 | 16.0 | 12.8 | 8.9 | 12.5 |
| PW | 30.5 | 19.2 | 25.9 | 26.1 | 21.9 | 19.0 |
| APW | 20.0 | 10.5 | 15.2 | 14.1 | 11.8 | 10.5 |
| PC | 11.2 | 8.6 | 10.6 | 13.3 | 8.5 | 8.2 |
B: Basicranial length; WAT: Width of skull at anterior tympanic opening; WO: Width between orbits; HN: Height of external narial opening; WN: Width of external narial opening; LB: Length of basisphenoid; WB: Width of basisphenoid; WZ: Width of quadratojugal; WP: Width of postorbital; WS: Width of jugal; DPV: Distance (greatest) from prepalatine foramina to vomer; LP: Length of preootic; WFS: Width of prootic at stapedial foramen; PW: Width of pterygoid waist; APW: Width of anterior premaxillae; PC: Length of sagittal contact of prefrontals.