TABLE 1. List of the fossil site localities, corresponding ages, and sample size of Talpa fossilis and T. europaea used in the analyses.
| Locality | Age | T. fossilis | T. europaea |
| Osztramos 7 | MN16 (2.8 ma) | 1 | / |
| Villany 3 | MN17 (2.3 ma) | 2 | / |
| Betfia | Early Pleistocene | 5 | / |
| Puspokfurdo | Early Pleistocene | 4 | / |
| Beremend 15-16 | Early Pleistocene | 3 | / |
| Somssich Hegy 2 | Middle Pleistocene | 3 | / |
| Villany 8 | Middle Pleistocene | 11 | / |
| Koversvarad | Middle Pleistocene | 9 | / |
| Tarkò | Middle Pleistocene | 3 | / |
| Brassò | Middle Pleistocene | 4 | / |
| 25-Fortuna Utca, Budapest | Middle Pleistocene | 3 | / |
| Petersbuch 1 | Middle Pleistocene | 3 | / |
| Istalloskò | Late Pleistocene | / | 50 |
| Bivak Barlang | Late Pleistocene | / | 6 |
| Kofulke | Late Pleistocene | / | 4 |
| Szelim Barlang | Late Pleistocene | / | 4 |
| Koszeg-Puskaporos | Late Pleistocene | / | 3 |
TABLE 2. Results of the VARPART analysis.
|
Humeral shape/entire sample |
df | R2 | Adjusted R2 | p |
| Full model | 7 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.001 |
| individual fractions | ||||
| pure time | 1 | 0.048 | 0.041 | 0.001 |
| pure geography | 3 | 0.05 | 0.026 | 0.001 |
| pure climate | 1 | 0.009 | -0.005 | 0.858 |
| Humeral shape/Talpa europaea | ||||
| Full model | 5 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.002 |
| individual fractions | ||||
| pure time | 1 | 0.01 | -0.002 | 0.678 |
| pure geography | 3 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.005 |
| pure climate | 1 | 0.009 | -0.005 | 0.879 |
| Humeral shape/Talpa fossilis | ||||
| Full model | 5 | 0.13 | 0.032 | 0.056 |
| individual fractions | ||||
| pure time | 1 | 0.04 | 0.029 | 0.128 |
| pure geography | 3 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.087 |
| pure climate | 1 | 0.035 | 0.014 | 0.059 |
