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Table 1 Measurements of the tarsometatarsus of Piculoides saulcetensis (NMB Sau.4975) from the early Miocene of Saulcet, and specimen SMF Av. 429 from the late Oligocene of Germany, in comparison with extant members of the Picidae of similar size

From: A new species of woodpecker (Aves; Picidae) from the early Miocene of Saulcet (Allier, France)

Taxon

Total length

Distal width

Distal depth

Minimum width of shaft

Piculoides saulcetensis

3.0

2.1

1.1

SMF Av. 429

14.7

1.0

Dendrocopos minor (n = 4)

14.8 (14.3–15.2)

2.9 (2.8–3.0)

2.0 (1.9–2.1)

1.0 (1.0–1.1)

Dendropicos fuscescens (n = 1)

15.5

3.1

2.2

1.1

Jynx torquilla (n = 3)

18.8 (18.6–19.1)

3.2 (3.2–3.3)

2.6 (2.5–2.6)

1.2

Picumnus albosquamatus (n = 1)

12.4

2.4

2.1

0.9

  1. All measurements in mm