Editing Carnivora (section)

===Skull===
[[Image:Em - Cryptoprocta ferox - 2.jpg|thumb|Skull of a [[fossa (animal)|fossa]] (''Cryptoprocta ferox''). Note the large and conical canine and [[carnassial]] teeth common in [[feliform]]s.]]
The canine teeth are usually large, conical, thick and stress resistant. All of the terrestrial species of carnivorans have three [[incisor]]s on each side of each jaw (the exception is the [[sea otter]] (''Enhydra lutris'') which only has two lower incisor teeth).<ref name="WalkersCarnivores"/> The third [[molar (tooth)|molar]] has been lost. The carnassial pair is made up of the fourth upper premolar and the first lower molar teeth. Like most mammals, the dentition is [[heterodont]], though in some species, such as the [[aardwolf]] (''Proteles cristata''), the teeth have been greatly reduced and the cheek teeth are specialised for eating insects. In pinnipeds, the teeth are [[homodont]] as they have evolved to grasp or catch fish, and the cheek teeth are often lost.<ref name="MammalogyCarnivores"/> In bears and raccoons, the carnassial pair is secondarily reduced.<ref name="MammalogyCarnivores"/> The skulls are heavily built with a strong [[zygomatic arch]]. Often a [[sagittal crest]] is present, sometimes more evident in sexually dimorphic species such as [[sea lion]]s and [[fur seal]]s, though it has also been greatly reduced in some small carnivorans.<ref name="MammalogyCarnivores">{{cite book | last1 = Vaughan | first1 = T. A. | last2 = Ryan | first2 = J. M. | last3 = Czaplewski | first3 = N. J. | year = 2013 | title = Mammalogy | publisher = Jones & Bartlett Learning | location = Burlington, Massachusetts | pages = 1–750 |isbn = 9781284032093}}</ref> The [[braincase]] is enlarged with the [[frontoparietal]] bone at the front. In most species, the eyes are at the front of the face. In caniforms, the [[rostrum (anatomy)|rostrum]] is usually long with many teeth, while in feliforms it is shorter with fewer teeth. The carnassial teeth of feliforms are generally more sectional than those of caniforms.

The [[turbinates]] are large and complex in comparison to other mammals, providing a large surface area for [[olfactory receptors]].<ref name="MammalogyCarnivores" />