Teleosaurid size estimation: Tables

TABLE 1. Measurements of the teleosaurid specimens used in the first set of regression analyses (i.e. the most complete skeletons). All measurements in cm.

TABLE 2. Measurements of the teleosaurid specimens added to the second set of regression analyses (i.e., the skeletons lacking at least 10-20 cm of the distal tail). All measurements in cm.

TABLE 3. Measurements of the Pelagosaurus typus specimens. All measurements in cm.

TABLE 4. The 12 most complete teleosaurid specimens used in the regression analyses, with their recorded lengths and estimated lengths using the cranial-total body length equations of three extant species ( Alligator mississippiensis, Crocodylus porosus, and Gavialis gangeticus ). All measurements in cm.

TABLE 5. Estimated body lengths for the 12 most complete teleosaurid specimens used in the regression analyses. All four regression equations generated herein are compared against specimen recorded total lengths. All measurements in cm.

TABLE 6. Statistics for the results of the regression analyses comparing the fit of both the cranial and femoral lengths with the total body length, conducted individually for complete specimens only and for all specimens. The best fitting model is highlighted in bold.

TABLE 7. Estimated body lengths for the two Pelagosaurus typus specimens measured herein. All six thalattosuchian regression equations are compared against specimen recorded total lengths. All measurements in cm.

TABLE 8. Estimated body lengths for large-bodied brevirostrine/mesorostrine teleosaurids, namely species in the genus Machimosaurus, and Steneosaurus edwardsi and S. obtusidens. All measurements in cm. Measurements in bold are estimates and/or based on reconstructed elements.