Njalila has a distinctively short, compact skull. The snout is wide, but the back of the skull is narrower than those of other gorgonopsians. The skull table is slightly concave. Two grooves run along the top of the skull between the eyes and the nostrils. The tip of the snout is sharply pointed, with the nostrils positioned at the very front of the skull. The snout also has bulging septomaxillae beneath the nostrils, but the nasal bones above are very narrow. The temporal fossa, a hole in the skull behind the eye socket, is very large. The borders of fossae form long, thin arches of bone. As in other gorgonopsians, Njalila has large blade-like caniniform teeth. The incisor teeth, however, are smaller than those of related gorgonopsians.
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| - Njalila has a distinctively short, compact skull. The snout is wide, but the back of the skull is narrower than those of other gorgonopsians. The skull table is slightly concave. Two grooves run along the top of the skull between the eyes and the nostrils. The tip of the snout is sharply pointed, with the nostrils positioned at the very front of the skull. The snout also has bulging septomaxillae beneath the nostrils, but the nasal bones above are very narrow. The temporal fossa, a hole in the skull behind the eye socket, is very large. The borders of fossae form long, thin arches of bone. As in other gorgonopsians, Njalila has large blade-like caniniform teeth. The incisor teeth, however, are smaller than those of related gorgonopsians.
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| - Njalila has a distinctively short, compact skull. The snout is wide, but the back of the skull is narrower than those of other gorgonopsians. The skull table is slightly concave. Two grooves run along the top of the skull between the eyes and the nostrils. The tip of the snout is sharply pointed, with the nostrils positioned at the very front of the skull. The snout also has bulging septomaxillae beneath the nostrils, but the nasal bones above are very narrow. The temporal fossa, a hole in the skull behind the eye socket, is very large. The borders of fossae form long, thin arches of bone. As in other gorgonopsians, Njalila has large blade-like caniniform teeth. The incisor teeth, however, are smaller than those of related gorgonopsians.
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