 There is the presence of bosses on the exoccipitals, dorsally and laterally, which mark the areas of articulation of the proatlas.The parietals form a parietal crest, in contrast with the slightly broader, more rounded ictidosuchoid condition.The fronto-parietal suture is narrow in "Bauria", which differs from ictidosuchids who have a generally broader region  The pineal foramen is absent, a feature of considerable significance at this critical level near the threshold of homoiotherm mammals.