The suture between the premaxillary and frontal bones is more strongly curved than in " L . peruanum " and the rostrum ( front part of the skull ) is wider and the interorbital region is narrower than in " L . viscacia " and " L . wolffsohni ".
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In the three modern and numerous cave specimens, condylobasal length ( a measure of skull length ) varies from ( one modern and two cave specimens only ), length of the bony palate from, width of the interorbital region ( located between the eyes ) from, length of the incisive foramina from, crown length of the upper molars from, and crown length of the lower molars from.
23.
The skull of " Voalavo " also resembles that of " Eliurus ", with a long facial skeleton, an hourglass-shaped interorbital region ( between the eyes ), and a smooth interorbital region and suture ( dividing line ) between the maxillary and palatine bones, which is straight in " V . antsahabensis ", but more curved in " V . gymnocaudus ".
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The skull of " Voalavo " also resembles that of " Eliurus ", with a long facial skeleton, an hourglass-shaped interorbital region ( between the eyes ), and a smooth interorbital region and suture ( dividing line ) between the maxillary and palatine bones, which is straight in " V . antsahabensis ", but more curved in " V . gymnocaudus ".
