The tooth rows of the upper jaws are inset while the maxillae and zygomatic arches extend outward, suggesting that traversodonts may have had cheeks.
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All sloth lemurs have relatively robust skulls compared to the indriids, yet despite shared orbits, robust zygomatic arches, and a mostly rectangular hard palate.
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Some authorities would exclude the Geomyidae and Heteromyidae from that list due to the attachment of the medial masseter directly behind the zygomatic arch.
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The back margins of the zygomatic plates, the flattened front portions of the zygomatic arches ( cheekbones ), are located before the first molars.
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In the skull, the braincase is high, the zygomatic arches ( cheekbones ) are broad and squared, and the molars, are long and broad.
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The zygomatic arches are compressed, and the portion of the skull bearing facial features, such as eyes, is higher, while the muzzle is shorter.
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The zygomatic process is occasionally referred to as the zygoma, but this term usually refers to the zygomatic bone or occasionally the zygomatic arch.
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More than in other " Juliomys " species, the front part of the zygomatic arches is bended forward and the zygomatic plates are bended outward.
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For example, " Microgomphodon " has a deeper snout, slightly larger eyes, and a sharper angle to the zygomatic arches than does " Bauria ".
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The temporal lines join together anteriorly into a sagittal crest and there is a distinct nuchal ridge that joins the rear of the zygomatic arch.
