在內德·科爾伯特的專題論文中,根據西貝鱷的頭顱骨與腦殼,而重建出牠們的腦部結構、耳咽管結構、以及頜部肌肉。西貝鱷的獨特頭顱骨外形,使牠們的腦部形狀不同於現代鱷魚。西貝鱷的嗅球延長,嗅球與腦部的比例較大。與現代鱷魚相比,西貝鱷的端腦長而狹窄,並往嗅球方向縮小。西貝鱷的顳葉略小於現代鱷魚。內德·科爾伯特提出假設,西貝鱷的端腦小,顯示是個原始特徵;而現代鱷魚的端腦大,在鱷類的演化歷史中,可能有端腦逐漸變大的演化趨勢[3]。在2001年,漢斯·拉森(Hans C. E. Larsson)發表撒哈拉鯊齒龍的腦殼研究,並列出許多史前爬行動物的端腦/腦容量比例,以做為比較[14]。漢斯·拉森發現西貝鱷、脆弱異特龍的端腦/腦容量比例,最接近撒哈拉鯊齒龍,三者與現代爬行動物的差異最遠[14]。
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