APPENDIX 4 in Redescription of a small Caviidae (Rodentia: Hystricognathi) from the Neogene of northwestern Argentina and its systematic implications

APPENDIX 4. — Cranial measurements (in mm) of Microcavia australis (I.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & d’Orbigny,1833) and Dolicavia minuscula (Ameghino,1908). Compared measurements (in mm) of skull and dentary of M. australis (CML 841; CML 8410; CML 1010; CML 1012; CML 7239) and D. minuscula (MLP 91-VI-5333; MACN 10617; MMP 210-S; MMP-500-M; MMP 846-M). *, average measurements.
MeasuresMicrocavia australis *Dolicavia minuscula *skull total length (dorsal view)49.8559.10skull length (from nasal-frontal suture)33.8240.22length of diastema12.0713.94rostrum length (from nasal-frontal suture)16.3619.24rostrum width (between nasal-frontal-prmx suture)7.458.99orbital constriction width12.0816.53braincase width23.1429.47palate width at P4 level (measured in the anterior lobe without including teeth)0.921.14palate width at M3 level (measured in the anterior lobe without including teeth)5.947.16width at mae level20.2824.75palate length (from the P4 level to the apex of the mesopterigoid fossa)9.6812.81