▁region ▁of ▁the ▁c ere bell um ▁that ▁helps ▁to ▁coordinate ▁movements ▁of ▁the ▁eye ▁with ▁movements ▁of ▁the ▁head . ▁This ▁suggests ▁that ▁Maj ung as aur us ▁and ▁other ▁ab el is aur ids ▁like ▁Ind osa urus , ▁which ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁small ▁flo cc ulus , ▁did ▁not ▁rely ▁on ▁quick ▁head ▁movements ▁to ▁sight ▁and ▁capture ▁pre y . ▁ ▁In ferences ▁about ▁behavior ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁drawn ▁from ▁exam ination ▁of ▁the ▁inner ▁ear . ▁The ▁sem ic irc ular ▁can als ▁within ▁the ▁inner ▁ear ▁aid ▁in ▁balance , ▁and ▁the ▁later al ▁sem ic irc ular ▁canal ▁is ▁usually ▁parallel ▁to ▁the ▁ground ▁when ▁the ▁animal ▁holds ▁its ▁head ▁in ▁an ▁alert ▁post ure . ▁When ▁the ▁sk ull ▁of ▁Maj ung as aur us ▁is ▁rot ated ▁so ▁that ▁its ▁later al ▁canal ▁is ▁parallel ▁to ▁the ▁ground , ▁the ▁entire ▁sk ull ▁is ▁nearly ▁horizontal . ▁This ▁contrast s ▁with ▁many ▁other ▁ther op ods , ▁where ▁the ▁head ▁was ▁more ▁strongly ▁dow nt urn ed ▁when ▁in ▁the ▁alert ▁position . ▁The ▁later al ▁canal ▁is ▁also ▁significantly ▁longer ▁in ▁Maj ung as aur us ▁than ▁in ▁its ▁more ▁bas al ▁relative ▁Cer at osa urus , ▁indicating ▁a ▁greater ▁sens itivity ▁to ▁side - to - side ▁mot ions ▁of ▁the ▁head . ▁ ▁Path ology ▁ ▁A ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁report ▁described ▁path ologies ▁in ▁the ▁b ones ▁of ▁Maj ung as aur us . ▁Scient ists ▁exam