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The qualitative morphological analysis consisted of describing changes in the series in each skull bone and major skull structure, including the type and degree of transformation (e.g. appearance, fusion) of cranial features (e.g. processes, foramina) and articulations (sutures, synchondroses, and synovial joints). We then measured 23 cranial variables in 46 specimens of<jats:italic>T.\u00a0terrestris<\/jats:italic>that included the entire ontogenetic series from newborn to old adults. We applied statistical multivariate techniques to describe allometric growth, and compared the results with the allometric trends calculated for a sample of 25 specimens of<jats:italic>T.\u00a0indicus<\/jats:italic>. Results show that the skull structure was largely conserved throughout the postnatal ontogeny in<jats:italic>T.\u00a0terrestris<\/jats:italic>, so class Y was remarkably similar to class A in overall shape, with the most significant changes localized in the masticatory apparatus, specifically the maxillary tuber as a support of the large\u2010sized permanent postcanine dentition, and correlated changes in diastemata, mandibular body, and sagittal and nuchal crests. In the nasal region, ontogenetic remodeling affected the space for the meatal diverticulum and the surfaces for the origin of the proboscis musculature. Overall, ontogenetic trajectories exhibited more negative allometric components in<jats:italic>T.\u00a0indicus<\/jats:italic>than in<jats:italic>T.\u00a0terrestris<\/jats:italic>, and they shared 47.83% of allometric trends.<jats:italic>Tapirus indicus<\/jats:italic>differed most significantly from<jats:italic>T.\u00a0terrestris<\/jats:italic>in the allometry of postcanine toothrows, diastemata and mandibular body. 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