. ▁orient alis ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁closer ▁to ▁the ▁L ox om ma ▁group . ▁Due ▁to ▁this ▁closer ▁relationship ▁it ▁was ▁proposed ▁to ▁call ▁the ▁spec imen ▁L . ▁l inton ensis , ▁which ▁is ▁closer ▁to ▁the ▁L . ▁ac ut iro str is ▁in ▁a ▁cl ad ogram . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁Sk ull ▁and ▁dent ition ▁ ▁L ox om ma ▁and ▁the ▁family ▁B ap het idae ▁are ▁distinct ▁by ▁their ▁large ▁and ▁irregular ▁or bits ▁that ▁have ▁a ▁forward ly ▁directed ▁extension , ▁creating ▁a ▁key hole ▁sh aped ▁orbit . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁unique ▁p itting ▁on ▁the ▁exposed ▁surfaces ▁of ▁the ▁c ran ial ▁b ones ▁in ▁L ox om ma ▁often ▁described ▁as ▁being ▁h oney comb - sh aped ▁or ▁net - like ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁distingu ishing ▁feature . ▁When ▁looking ▁at ▁the ▁upper ▁surface ▁of ▁the ▁sk ull ▁it ▁looks ▁like ▁that ▁of ▁Arch eg osa urus ▁or ▁an ▁all ig ator ▁of ▁the ▁Cro cod ilia ▁order , ▁however , ▁the ▁sn out ▁and ▁the ▁whole ▁sk ull ▁is ▁actually ▁bro ader ▁than ▁that ▁of ▁an ▁all ig ator . ▁ ▁Lar ge ▁Lab yr inth od ont s ▁have ▁their ▁lower ▁j aw ▁greatly ▁prolong ed ▁behind ▁the ▁h inge ▁to ▁give ▁additional ▁le verage ▁to ▁mus cles . ▁L ox om ma ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁this ▁feature . ▁Instead ▁they ▁have ▁a ▁h inge ▁at ▁the ▁very ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁lower ▁j aw ;