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Section: Chiroptera
Option AOption B
A. The teeth behind the canines are simple with few cusps (the highest cusps are on the cheekside of the tooth and the lowest are on the tongue side of the tooth).
B. There is an extension of bone over the eye region.
C. There is no "U" shaped gap between the canines at the front of the cranium.
A. Some of the teeth behind the canines are complex with many cusps which are joined by a series of ridges that form a "W" shape on the largest teeth.
B. The skull has no extension of bone over the eye region, or if one is present, than the teeth are as described above and...
C. there may be a "U" shaped gap between the canines at the front of the cranium.
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