TABLE 1. Body mass (BM) estimations based on postcranial elements. Weight values are in kg. For definition of measurements, see Scott (1990). For the number of specimens used, see materials and methods section. Numbers in parenthesis indicate range.
| Elements and variables | Size class I BM (kg) |
Size class II BM (kg) |
Size class III BM (kg) |
Size class IV BM (kg) |
Size class V BM (kg) |
Size class VI BM (kg) |
| Metatarsal: Mt2, Mt3, Mt4, Mt5 |
29.1 (22.3-37.9) |
41.6 (27.9-54.2) |
70 | 103.4 | 171 (165-179) |
310.2 (273-346) |
| Metacarpal: Mc2, Mc3, Mc4, Mc5 |
27.3 (20.4-31.4) |
35.1 (25.8-48.2) |
72.6 | 110.2 | 124.1 (109-134.8) |
- |
| Tibia: T2, T3, T4, T5 |
20.6 (18.1-22.8) |
33.1 (19.4-52.0) |
- | 113.8 | 228.2 | 230 |
| Femur: F2, F3, F5 |
28.3 (21.4-34.1) |
46.4 (32.7-62.9) |
- | 105 | 139.6 (127-151.8) |
- |
| Humerus: H3, H4, H5 |
29.5 (21.3-37.1) |
48.5 (32.0-57.8) |
84.8 | 96.4 | 226.8 | 224 |
| Radius: R2, R3, R4, R5 |
32.5 (27.7-40.9) |
44.4 (27.2-54.8) |
7.16 | - | 117.1 (93.1-141) |
217.7 |
| Average weight | 27.8 | 41.5 | 74.7 | 105.9 | 170.1 | 245.4 |
TABLE 2. Body mass (BM) estimations based on cranial and dental elements. Weight values are in kg. For definition of measurements, see Janis (1990). For the number of specimens used, see materials and methods section.
| Element/ variable |
Size class I BM (kg) |
Size class II BM (kg) |
| Skull TSL |
30.1 [males] 28.6 [females] |
41 [males] |
| Upper 2nd molar SUML |
27 | 39 |
| Lower molar row TLML |
32.4 | 45.7 |
