Table 1.
anatomical feature | Thililua longicollis | Manemergus anguirostris |
---|---|---|
paired frontal foramina | yes | yes |
absence of a pineal foramen | yes | probably yes (the pineal foramen reported in Buchy et al. [25] is probably a fontanelle) |
jugal foramina | yes | probably no |
reniform orbit | yes | probably yes |
carinated tooth crown | yes | yes |
expanded premaxilla excluding the frontal from the external naris | yes | no |
high temporal bar | yes | yes (even higher) |
fontanelle | no | yesa |
squamosal bulb | absent | present |
estimated maxillary tooth count | 22 | 9–10a |
mesialmost premaxillary teeth contact each other mesially | yes | possibly yes |
strongly reduced first premaxillary alveolus | yes | no |
cervical centra | 30 | 25 |
lateral ridge on cervical centra | yes | no |
aConditions probably resulting from osteological immaturity.