TABLE 1. Average element lengths in mm and proportions, with sample size and coefficient of variation (CV, or standard deviation expressed as a percentage of the mean) in parentheses. CVs reported only for sample sizes above 2. Proportions for extant species represent values averaged across each individual in the sample; dentary/humerus proportions for fossils are calculated using the average value for each element. Raw data are available in .xls format in Appendix.
 
 
Taxon
Dentary Length
Humerus Length
Femur Length
Dentary/
Humerus
Dentary/
Femur
  Amblysomus hottentotus
17.08 (23, 4.1)
13.54 (22, 6.41)
15.61 (21, 7.02)
1.26 (22)
1.10 (21)
  Amblysomus hottentotus iris
16.7 (7, 2.59)
13.03 (6, 2.15)
15.03 (4, 3.45)
1.28 (6)
1.13 (4)
  Neamblysomus julianae
14.13 (6, 2.03)
10.90 (5, 2.34)
12.6 (1)
1.30 (5)
1.12 (1)
  Chrysochloris asiatica
15.51 (20, 3.05)
12.34 (8, 5.55)
13.8 (8, 8.8)
1.25 (8)
1.12 (8)
  Chlorotalpa sclateri
13.76 (5, 2.22)
10.46 (5, 3.35)
1.32 (5)
  Eremitalpa granti granti
12.29 (8, 4.25)
10.74 (8, 5.31)
11.23 (8, 4.87)
1.15 (8)
1.10 (8)
  Chrysospalax villosus
19.6 (1)
19 (2)
22.1 (1)
1.05 (1)
0.89 (1)
  Chrysospalax trevelyani
26.75 (4, 1.38)
26.75 (2)
32.9 (1)
1.00 (2)
0.8 (1)
  †Chrysochloris arenosa
14.63 (41, 4.4)
12.29 (43, 3.68)
1.19
  †Chrysochloris bronneri
15.6 (2)
11.79 (20, 4.58)
1.32
  † Langebaanweg indet. large taxon
15 (5, 3.83)
15.58 (5, 7.39)
  † Langebaanweg indet. small taxon
12.92 (17, 4.01)